Yes, But Would You Eat It? "V" is for Vegemite
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:[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s&w=560&h=315]So, you're out of Nutella. Would you eat the Vegemite?