[Sca-cooks] Marmite/Vegemite/Promite

[drakey2 at iinet.net.au]

Quoting Christiane <christianetrue at earthlink.net>:

> Oh, my, that's a true cook's answer! 
> 
> However, the stuff I am talking about is a yeast-based spread, a sticky brown
> "savory" goo beloved by Brits and Brit ex-pats (but not even all of them).
> Has nothing to do with the French vegetable soup. It is fairly nutritious,
> has lots of riboflavin and B vitamins.
> 
> But I am told that some like to add a bit of it to soup stock.
> 
> BTW, the jars the spread come in look a bit like a marmite-style soup pot.
> Thus the name ...

There's also promite, which I'm not sure is worldwide or an Aussie thing.  I 
prefer it over vegemite.  I think it's a yeast/vege boiled down spread with the 
same axel-grease colour/consistency that marmite and vegemite have...  We also 
have Australian made versions of vegemite too as it's owned by a yank company 
and we feel uncomfortable have an Aussie icon in foreign hands...

Perhaps we need an indepth discussion on the merits/differences between them.

Drakey.

ps.  Australians are also not happy at an American company who trademarked 'Ugg 
Boots' even though Aussies have been calling them that since the 70's...  
Grumble...  I need my morning/lunchtime coffee...