Welcome to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge! Each day in April (except Sundays) I’ll be posting about unusual and exotic foods.
Hey, it looks like Nutella, doesn’t it? Yeah, no. Vegemite is thick and dark brown like Nutella, but the two are not at all similar. Developed in Australia in the 1920s, Vegemite is made primarily of brewers’ yeast extract (not chocolate and hazelnuts!).
It’s salty and malty, and full of glutamates, giving it a slightly beef bouillon-y flavor. A common way to eat Vegemite is on toasted bread, with a thin layer of butter underneath. It’s loaded with thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folate.
And, of course, it was made famous in the early 80s by the rock group Men at Work:
So, you’re out of Nutella. Would you eat the Vegemite?
Martha Reynolds Writes 
I wrote a comment when you posted this and it just disappeared! I wanted to say “Down Under” is my favourite song. A band played it for me when I was in England for a year and I was sooooo homesick. As for Vegemite, I may be a dinki di Aussie but I can give it a miss. Too much salt for my liking but if you do eat it remember to spread it verrrry thinly.
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Thank you, Linda! I’ve heard that about Vegemite – spread it thinly! I think I’d skip it, too.
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I went to Australia……..I “almost” tried it……no regret there. I have never seen that video (heard the song a million times). Funny…….the one guy in the sand with leather pants ….Hahahah musicians!!
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You’ve been to Australia? Wow! I’ve never tried Vegemite – I don’t think I will, but love the song!
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Pretty sure I tried it once…obviously no great impression one way or another if I did! From an Australian friend, so it prob was the real deal
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I haven’t tried it yet. My mother loves Marmite. I probably will prefer the nut butters over the Vegemite.
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It’s reputation precedes it so probably a no for me. Weekends In Maine
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I grew up in Australia and ate Vegemite with toast. When I took my kids to Australia to visit family my son also loved it. He likes it on Wasa Brod a crisp bread.
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Not an insect….I’d give it a try.
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But tomorrow’s post…..
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I prefer Nutella, thanks ;)) Fun video!
V is for Visual Texture
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Don’t you just hate it when they tell you it’s good for you? Uh, no, not touching it. Where’s the peanut butter?
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