[Sca-cooks] Re: Sugar free sports drink alternative
Adele de Maisieres
ladyadele at paradise.net.nz
Mon Jul 4 14:07:08 PDT 2005
Elaine Koogler wrote:
> Adele de Maisieres wrote:
>
>> Marmite is the New Zealand version of yeast extract-- rather stronger
>> tasting than Vegemite. Good in a thin marmite-and-cheese sandwich.
>> (Incidentally, the enthusiastic consumptionof Marmite is probably an
>> indicator that one has been living New Zealand too long.) Alcohol--
>> like up to a point. Tobacco-- can't stand.
>>
> I dunno...I lived in Papua New Guinea (just north of Australia) for a
> year...associated with both Aussies and Kiwis...not to mention the
> occasional POMmie...saw and tried Vegemite on numerous occasions.
> Never developed a taste for it. ;-)
Yes, lots of NZers eat Vegemite as well, but Marmite is the version made
in NZ.
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Adele de Maisieres
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