[WWI] Vegemite

[Helen and Chris]

Shane,

with respect, Vegimite is a poor Ozzie imitation of the original, genuine Marmite.

Made from the by-products of beer-making, your climate is too warm to support the necessary hops. Which is probably why Oz beer is similar to Eurofizz.

Proper beer (and, therefore, a proper yeast extract) needs the correct strains of hops mixed with a chill winter. Plus other bits and bobs.

Vegimite put in a brief appearance in the UK about 30 years ago and hasn't been heard of since.  It's big in Oz and has a following in NZ.  Kraft, its owners, do not attach their name to it other than in Oz and NZ.  Yours to wonder why?

Like many an ex-pat Brit, I miss Marmite and Heinz Baked Beans.  These are staples that Brits, by and large, yearn for (Paul, Rob?).  My own "third" has come true as a local supermarket is now stocking some Proper English Beer.

The world is a wonderful place, tra la.

Chris.
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