#486283 - Mon Nov 09 2009 06:39 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: MarchHare007]
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Here is a link to let you know that Marmite is available in Japan, but sadly Vegemite is not popular. Oh dear http://www.deepkyoto.com/?tag=marmite
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#486285 - Mon Nov 09 2009 07:13 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: ren33]
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Here is a link to let you know that Marmite is available in Japan, but sadly Vegemite is not popular. Oh dear
<a href="http://www.deepkyoto.com/?tag=marmite" target="_blank">http://www.deepkyoto.com/?tag=marmite</a>
Yes, well. I will send her back with a little jar and she will convert all of them
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#486286 - Mon Nov 09 2009 08:56 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: The_lioness33]
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Lioness, you had better make it a big jar- there are an awful lot of them to convert!
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#486289 - Tue Nov 10 2009 06:41 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: dg_dave]
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Ren might need two jars then.
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#486291 - Tue Nov 10 2009 10:58 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: dippo]
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I see they're only open for ten weeks over the Christmas season. A good place to get that perfect gag gift! (Pun only semi-intended)
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#486292 - Tue Nov 10 2009 01:58 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: MadMags]
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Ren might need two jars then.
HA! 
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#486293 - Wed Nov 11 2009 09:41 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: Copago]
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I am getting to the bottom of my vegemite jar and am getting to near panic mode. I had my toast and butter with marmite this morning and, as one not raised on either of them, I find that the marmite has an almost metallic aftertaste. See HERE for a sad, sad sight. 
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#486294 - Wed Nov 11 2009 11:49 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: ClaraSue]
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Registered: Wed May 31 2006
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I am getting to the bottom of my vegemite jar and am getting to near panic mode.
I can understand you feeling panicked, you have my sympathy. You also have my admiration, it takes an educated palate to detect the metallic taste of Marmite.
Is buying Vegemite (The Wonder Spread) online an option? It travels well.
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#486295 - Mon Nov 23 2009 02:31 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: lady1]
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Vegemite.. and I have a son who at the age of 5, lived on Vegemite sandwiches for almost a year.. and is now, 26 years later, 186cm tall and 90kg in weight.. gotta be good for you !
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#486296 - Mon Nov 23 2009 03:21 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: tezza1551]
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Don't know anything about either, but I can't click on "never heard of it" on the opinion poll since I was a fan of Men at Work's song, "Down Under." The answer to the question, "Can you order it on-line?" is yes, found a U.S. website for Marmite and Vegemite here: http://www.marmitepantry.com/Vegemite.html
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#486297 - Mon Nov 23 2009 03:29 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: tezza1551]
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Marmite forever. All the family like it too. One son even eats it mixed with treacle! I just ate some Marmite on toast a few minutes ago. I could eat another slice but that would be greedy. In fairness, I haven't tried Vegemite. The only time I came close to buying it, a complete stranger persuaded me to put the pot back on the supermarket shelf. She said it really wasn't a patch on Marmite. The decision to buy was very marginal, so I let myself be influenced. I got a pot of Marmite instead. Why change from such a great product anyway? 
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#486301 - Tue Nov 24 2009 07:52 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: MarchHare007]
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Personally if the shops in my town didn't stock Marmite, I would move. Vote with your feet, I say.
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#647115 - Sat Aug 13 2011 08:08 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: Tobyone]
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Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I just could not contain my excitement, having found a shop in The Hague where Vegemite is sold. Australians can now move to The Netherlands without adverse effects. Decision to buy a 220 gr pot took about 0.1 sec. Having tasted the stuff I feel qualified to offer my opinion: it is slightly more bitter than Marmite, and has a more pronounced beer taste. In short, I like Vegemite better than Marmite. Thank you for your time. Cheers
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#953399 - Mon Dec 03 2012 05:33 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
[Re: sue943]
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I suppose that it would be preferable to actually eating the stuff! But is it worth 125 quid? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/articl...eltic-Fire.htmlThe other ingredients are peat, oak, fir and bog myrtle, a fragrance that 'speaks eloquently of primordial terrain', which to me sounds like you are spraying yourself with really old dirt. Charming, I am sure...
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