OT Vegemite *Not* Banned in US

"wafflycat" wrote in message
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"Yowie" wrote in message
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I reckon I could manage without vegemite if I had to, although Marmite &
Promite are poor alternatives, they'd do in a pinch I guess. But life
wouldn't be worth living without timtams. There is nothing in this world
(that I know of) that even comes close to the Timtam.

MMMM.... Timtams.

Yowie




Fear not. Both Vegemite & Timtams are available in the UK. Vegemite is
superior to Marmite, but Timtams aren't as good as Penguins ;-)

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.c...s.php3?item=47

I'ts hard to believe anything could be better than Timtams, but I'd be happy
to do a taste test of Timtams and Penguins, if someone would send me a
sample of each. ;-)

Joy

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feverish wrote:
Joy wrote:

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Theresa
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Well, that's a great relief! To somebody. I mean, somebody must be
happy
about it, right? G

Yeeesh. No way. haha!!!

And, I'm a vegeterian.

-feverish

Vegemite actually doesn't contain any animal products. You're probably
thinking of Brovil which is made from beef and looks the same. Vegemite
is made from yeast and malt extracts. It's actually a good source of
vitamin B12 plus other B vitamins.

I'm vegetarian and I also eat vegemite. It's really is good stuff.
Honest! It tastes terrible if you slather it on thick, because it's
far too salty. However you're not supposed to eat it that way. Only a
tiny amount is required and it should be eaten with margerine or butter
on the bread as well. A jar of vegemite goes a long way.

In the vegemite ads you see these people eating toast with the vegemite
spread on waaay too thick. Only need a quarter of what they show is
needed.


Dewi - Vegemite defender ;D

I didn't think it had animal products in it. My reply was unclear, sorry.
When and if I ever run across some again, I'll try it as you suggest, spread
thin and on toast. Maybe I just didn't give it a fair chance last time.
It's not too popular in California. I've never seen it here, nor have I
ever seen a commercial for it. /shrug
Who knows? Maybe we'll start a new trend. lOl!!

-feverish

Joy wrote:

Fear not. Both Vegemite & Timtams are available in the UK. Vegemite is
superior to Marmite, but Timtams aren't as good as Penguins ;-)

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.c...s.php3?item=47

I'ts hard to believe anything could be better than Timtams, but I'd be happy
to do a taste test of Timtams and Penguins, if someone would send me a
sample of each. ;-)

All in the name of science.

Actually, one time a Canadian *and* an Australian friend (that's two
people, total, not one person with dual citizenship ) were visiting
me at the same time. The Aussie brought Timtams, of course. The
Canadian, from Toronto, brought these wonderful maple cookies. And I
had to say that, despite my long anticipation for that moment when I
would finally get to try Timtams, the maple cookies won out, big-time.

I didn't dislike the Timtams, but, well - at the risk of starting some
sort of international incident - I have to say that they didn't live
up to the legend. Sorry! The Australians on this ng can hate Oreos in
return - I won't be offended.

Joyce

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Theresa
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Phew! That is *such* a relief. Thank you very much for setting the
record straight!

Oddly, not all Australians are addicted to vegemite. My sister, who
has lived in London (UK) for several years, specifically asked us *not*
to send her vegemite or tim tams as she doesn't like either of them.
My mother, an immigrant to Australia herself, was mildly shocked that
my sister could do without the two Australian staple foods. Mind you,
each time my sister visits Australia she goes insane shopping for
stuff, so there are a *few* things she misses from the Land of Oz (or
it could just be the favourable exchange-rate).

Tish


My ex was technically a naturalized Australian-- born in England,
moved to Oz as a child. His mother never took Australian citizenship,
but she was the one who constantly sent him Oz-flag pillow cases, and
socks with little maps of Australia on them.



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On 26 Oct 2006 17:32:21 -0700, "Dewi"
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Theresa
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Well, that's a great relief! To somebody. I mean, somebody must be happy
about it, right? G

Yeeesh. No way. haha!!!

And, I'm a vegeterian.

-feverish

Vegemite actually doesn't contain any animal products. You're probably
thinking of Brovil which is made from beef and looks the same. Vegemite
is made from yeast and malt extracts. It's actually a good source of
vitamin B12 plus other B vitamins.

I'm vegetarian and I also eat vegemite. It's really is good stuff.
Honest! It tastes terrible if you slather it on thick, because it's
far too salty. However you're not supposed to eat it that way. Only a
tiny amount is required and it should be eaten with margerine or butter
on the bread as well. A jar of vegemite goes a long way.


My ex and his brothers used to play "Vegemite Poker"-- the loser of a
hand had to eat a heaping tablespoon of Vegemite. :P

Theresa
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Make Levees, Not War

wafflycat wrote:
"Yowie" wrote in message
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I reckon I could manage without vegemite if I had to, although Marmite &
Promite are poor alternatives, they'd do in a pinch I guess. But life
wouldn't be worth living without timtams. There is nothing in this world
(that I know of) that even comes close to the Timtam.

MMMM.... Timtams.

Yowie





Fear not. Both Vegemite & Timtams are available in the UK. Vegemite is
superior to Marmite, but Timtams aren't as good as Penguins ;-)



I remember Penguin bars from when I was holidaying in London as a
youngester (back in the 70s). My memory of London is largely filled
with memories of me grazing though lollies (i.e. sweets) like jelly
babies, penguin bars and some sort of really hard candy that my dad had
to bash on a fence so as to break it up into smaller pieces. You can
tell what my priorities were at the time, sweets, sweets and more
sweets.

I recently asked a friend of mine, who is English, if Penguin bars
still existed and if they tasted like Tim Tams. She assured they were
still about, they weren't as nice as Tim Tams (in her opinion) but
insisted that chocolate in the UK is heaps better than the chocolate in
Australia.

Dewi.

On 27 Oct 2006 07:41:52 -0700, "Dewi"
yodeled:


wafflycat wrote:
"Yowie" wrote in message
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I reckon I could manage without vegemite if I had to, although Marmite &
Promite are poor alternatives, they'd do in a pinch I guess. But life
wouldn't be worth living without timtams. There is nothing in this world
(that I know of) that even comes close to the Timtam.

MMMM.... Timtams.

Yowie





Fear not. Both Vegemite & Timtams are available in the UK. Vegemite is
superior to Marmite, but Timtams aren't as good as Penguins ;-)



I remember Penguin bars from when I was holidaying in London as a
youngester (back in the 70s). My memory of London is largely filled
with memories of me grazing though lollies (i.e. sweets) like jelly
babies, penguin bars and some sort of really hard candy that my dad had
to bash on a fence so as to break it up into smaller pieces. You can
tell what my priorities were at the time, sweets, sweets and more
sweets.


That's still my priority. I sneaked a bag of Trebor mints that I
can't get here, past customs, last time I went. :P


I recently asked a friend of mine, who is English, if Penguin bars
still existed and if they tasted like Tim Tams. She assured they were
still about, they weren't as nice as Tim Tams (in her opinion) but
insisted that chocolate in the UK is heaps better than the chocolate in
Australia.

Dewi.

The average commercial chocolate bar you pick up in a corner store in
the UK is much better than its American counterpart. I remember
getting a Cadbury bar out of a machine in a Tube station, and it was
just wonderful. Anything like that here would be inedible.



Theresa
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Make Levees, Not War

Dewi wrote:


wafflycat wrote:
"Yowie" wrote in message
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I reckon I could manage without vegemite if I had to, although Marmite
& Promite are poor alternatives, they'd do in a pinch I guess. But life
wouldn't be worth living without timtams. There is nothing in this
world (that I know of) that even comes close to the Timtam.

MMMM.... Timtams.

Yowie





Fear not. Both Vegemite & Timtams are available in the UK. Vegemite is
superior to Marmite, but Timtams aren't as good as Penguins ;-)



I remember Penguin bars from when I was holidaying in London as a
youngester (back in the 70s). My memory of London is largely filled
with memories of me grazing though lollies (i.e. sweets) like jelly
babies, penguin bars and some sort of really hard candy that my dad had
to bash on a fence so as to break it up into smaller pieces. You can
tell what my priorities were at the time, sweets, sweets and more
sweets.

I recently asked a friend of mine, who is English, if Penguin bars
still existed and if they tasted like Tim Tams. She assured they were
still about, they weren't as nice as Tim Tams (in her opinion) but
insisted that chocolate in the UK is heaps better than the chocolate in
Australia.

Dewi.

Dewi!

I spoke to my friend in NewZealand last night and he assured me that he's
got ready supply of both Vegemite and something he says he prefers,
Marmite.

He's going to send me a jar of both when I get settled in my new place.

So.. my Vegemite/Marmite experience will continue soon.

-feverish

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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OK, now that you USians know it's not banned, will you rush out to buy some
to see what the fuss is about? g
If you do, take a tip from a Marmite eater. Spread it *very* thinly on your
buttered toast or it will feel like it's burning your mouth.

Tweed

feverish wrote:
Dewi wrote:


wafflycat wrote:
"Yowie" wrote in message
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Dewi!

I spoke to my friend in NewZealand last night and he assured me that
he's got ready supply of both Vegemite and something he says he
prefers, Marmite.

He's going to send me a jar of both when I get settled in my new
place.

So.. my Vegemite/Marmite experience will continue soon.

-feverish

Hey, I didn't realize you were in this group, too, sweetie! Where in the
heck have I been? Oh, yeah, probably in between appointments. LOL.

kili