The best ways to eat/use Marmite

caseydog said:
I completely forgot about this little challenge. But, I remembered it about an hour ago. I finally tried it. I tried it on plain white toast with a layer of butter, and another toast with a generous spread of peanut butter. I used maybe a quarter teaspoon of Marmite.

Toast with butter -- almost spit it out, but made myself chew it up and swallow it. Nuff' said about that. :eek:

Toast with peanut butter -- tolerable. Not something I'll ever get a craving for, but I didn't feel an "urge to purge" it. :meh:

By the way, it was not the excessive saltiness that was the biggest turn-off, although that was not helping. There was something else that I can't put my finger... er, tastebuds on. I'm guessing that yeast was involved.

Now I can at least say that I've tried it. Was it the worst thing I've ever eaten? No, not by a long shot. Will I ever eat it again? No.

Now, I can imagine it might work as an ingredient in something, but I have no idea what. I'll never know, because it is heading for the "bin." :laugh:

CD
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I've never seen anyone pair it with peanut butter, but can't say I've peered into that many kitchens across the UK at breakfast time...
 
vernplum said:
I've never seen anyone pair it with peanut butter, but can't say I've peered into that many kitchens across the UK at breakfast time...
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Some brits on this forum recommended peanut butter and marmite. It was definitely a better way to go than just butter.

CD
 
vernplum said:
When you've tried Marmite perhaps you want to consider it's meaty cousin
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…and after that, its fishy friend:

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Morning Glory said:
Delicious!
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The very first time I went into a British grocery store, it was a Tesco, in 1992.

I was so thrilled with my whole situation, because I’d sort of orchestrated my getting stationed in the UK, and I was just generally very pleased with myself, and there I was, just moved to England, just gotten the keys to the house we were renting, and the first thing I did was go to the pub, then the very next thing I did was go to Tesco.

I was walking through, in a dream, shoes not touching the floor, marveling at all the interesting and unusual delights (“Look, you’ve got to put a coin in the shopping basket to get one, how clever!” and “Toffee Crisp?! I love toffee…and I love crispy things, I must have one!”) - I’m sure all the Brits thought I was bonkers, floating around with a dopey, besotted look on my face: “What’s this?! Potato chips, er, crisps?! And they’re pickled onion?! Truly, I was born for this moment! Thank you, British Jesus, whomever you are!”

Then I happened upon…

“Bloater paste?! And what a cute little jar! What wonderful taste must be contained inside this delightful wee treasure?!” - I wondered, probably aloud.

“Excuse me,” I asked another shopper, “I’m, um, not from around here*, could you tell me what this fine product is?!” - and I showed her the jar I held, marked “Bloater Paste.”

“Yeah, um, that’s bloater paste, says so right there.”

“Forgive me, but what exactly is bloater paste, hmmmmm?!”

“Well, it’s paste…made from bloaters, in’nit.”

<Me, still displaying a goofy, non-comprehending expression>

“Fish. It’s fish. Fish paste.”

That’s when it all came to a needle-dragged-across-a-record screeching halt for me. I think I sort of blanked that whole unpleasantness out until now. Triggered by meat paste! 😱







*The fact that I was wearing the uniform of a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant wasn’t obvious enough, I suppose :laugh:
 
Morning Glory said:
I can get it on line. Possibly Waitrose as you say.
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I just had a genuine laugh - I thought, “If there’s Gentleman’s Relish, there certainly should be Lady’s Relish as well…”

So I did a quick Google search, and look at the very first hit:

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Which leads to:

The Lady’s Relish

Way to represent, Morning Glory ! ✊
 
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