Have you ever tried the australian food ...?

Question

have you ever tried vegemite, a vegemite sandwhich ? if so, what does it taste like, do you like it, and where can i buy some (i live in the usa) ?

Answer 1

Oh my I love vegimite and I have turned my husband to it as well.  Here in the US we don't have vegemite we have meramite which is the same exact stuff.  What you do is toast some bread then butter the bread to your liking. Get a very tiny bit of meramite on a knife and just barely scrap it on I mean just barly touch your bread.  It's pretty strong stuff and very little can go a long way.  Then you put of slice of cheese on top and eat away.  YUMMMM  I was turned to that when I visited Australia in 2000 and I love the stuff.

Answer 2

yes it is terible and if i ate it agin i would cut off my tonge

Answer 3

When I visited Australia, vegemite was everywhere.  It was in the hotel breakfast buffet where the jelly should be.  It stunk and I never even tried it.  You can buy it online, or in some local import stores. Probably cheaper online than driving around to find it.

Answer 4

vegemite is owned by the americans now, which i would think the USA would know everything about it.

Its quite a  interesting taste tho, you only place a little bit on ya bread, dont spoon it on :P

Answer 5

this question has already been well answered. But I had to respond to the first answer - Vegimite can not vary! It is always exactly the same, but as the other answers show, the taste can really intesify as you increase the amount. Another interesting Vegimite fact is that it is the best stuff ever to get rid of mouth ulcers, the vitamin B and salt basically sizzles them off your mouth, just pop a bit of Vegi on a teaspoon and suck on it, in the morning, your ulcers will be gone!

Answer 6

I have to admit vegemite on freshly baked bread is awesome at anytime  of the day......

Answer 7

I think Marmite is a little less strong in taste than Vegemite.  Vegemite is closer in taste to Bonox.  Besides spreading it on toast, its nice spread thick on a buttered crusty bread roll.  You can also make it into a hot drink, one teaspoon in a cup of boiling water, or use it in gravies and stews.  Vegemite is classified as a super food, one teaspoon a day gives you a whole lot of Vitamin B.  Vegemite does vary.  As I understand it depending on what time of the year your jar is made it may or may not be a vegetarian product.  It tells you on the jar if its suitable for vegetarians or not.  People can take a jar of vegemite into the USA if they are travelling there, but its not allowed to be imported.

Answer 8

I'm an Australian and LOVE LOVE LOVE it, but it is a strong flavor so some people especially tourists never enjoy it. Its great for breakfast on hot toast with plenty of fresh butter and a nice smear of it. Yummm.

Answer 9

Vegemite is a Australian staple. It is stalty, like everyone has said, but not just that. It is a concentrated yeast extract which may be why I think it tastes a bit like the black vegetable drippings (don't worry, no fat) you get in the pan at the end of a roast dinner. It is a rich source of vitamin B and is delicious with butter on toast or in crackers with cheese. No idea where you can get some though...

Answer 10

Couldn't get it past my nose when we were in Melbourne. Everyone said it was very salty. While no where near the same thing, if you can eat poi or anchovies, you can probably eat vegimite.

Answer 11

It's an acquired taste!  But vegemite is salty and pungent.  It is however packed with vitamin B and is excellent the next morning after one or two too many drinks, or for some reason, I really crave it after I've had bacon and eggs or similar.  I suspect that it counteracts the greasy qualities of the bacon.

For your first taste, just have a little bit on some hot toast.  Then make sure you do try it again, even if you go YUK first time.  It grows on you!

An interesting trivia thing my Dad told me - when Australian POW's were released from Japanese and German captivity, a spoonful of vegemite was the first thing they gave them.  Apparently some other nations (perhaps the US) decided on the big roast and apple pie meal.  The survival rate of the Aussies was much higher (as vegemite was much easier to digest!).  Well I always thought that was interesting!

Answer 12

Well, its basically like a paste that's a bit salty, though it can  vary.

As for liking it, it was OK. Nothing extraordinary, just seemed like brown cream cheese to me, haha.

I don't know if there are any in the US. I've only had it when I was in Sydney.

Answer 13

I am australian and I love Vegemite.. It taste great really thick with butter on toast. But if you try it first time maybe have it thin with lots of butter. I know lots of people who does't like it so i think its an acquired taste...

Answer 14

Yep, i like it but i'm Australian! It's best on hot toast with butter. Don't go for Marmite though, it's just not the same and even many Aussies don't like it! And take the advice of "a little goes a long way." Bon Appetit.

Answer 15

Vegemite rocks!  I am an Aussie and have grown up eating it.  I cannot imagine a day going by where I wouldn't have vegemite on my toast!  Every single household in Australia has vegemite.  It is a staple food here.  Its really nice in a sandwich with cheese too:)

Answer 16

of course ive tried it i live in Australia

Answer 17

You can buy Vegemite from the Australian Catalogue Company

I have had it. It kind of has the texture of peanut butter. And though it is pure yeast extract. The flavour can best be described as "biting into a beef boullion cube".

Your best approach to eating Vegemite is to spread it very thinly onto buttered toast or buttered bread. You gotta be a Real Aussie to spread it on thick and enjoy it. I Still eat it. But quite honestly... I'm STILL not sure if I like it or not! And I've been eating it for years!

Local sources for Vegemite-

Cost Plus World Market

Trader Joes

Whole Foods

and most any market which sells imported foods or gourmet foods.

Also, if you can find it... The British product,  Marmite is very similar to Vegemite.

Answer 18

I've read somewhere that Vegemite has been banned over in the US because it contains added folate.  Apparently food stuff that have added folate aren't allowed in the US.

But, I'm not 100% sure on this.  

Anyhoo, I love my Vegemite!  Am a true-blue Aussie.

Have it spread thinly on hot buttered toast and on saos(type of cracker) yummo!

Edit: Here we go, a link on the ban.  Apparently it's ok for people to have it for their own personal use, but not for it to be commercially available.

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/vege...

Answer 19

eeewww!  I am an Aussie and I think that Vegemite is the most disgusting food in the whole world! Yuck!

Answer 20

No but i eat koalas regularly.

Answer 21

Australians are a very diverse people and we have a huge variety of foods available from every country around the world.  Unique Australian food like Vegemite, witchiti grubs and the like aren't for everybody of course, but then again neither is a lot of foods from other countries.

Answer 22

Well it's basically a beef flavoured yeast extract - has a lot of vitamin B in it which is good. It's very salty and similar to Bonox or Bovril in taste though its consistency is more like a thick cream cheese as someone else said.