!What is Marmite?
What is in Marmite?
Is it like Vegemite? or Promite?
Where can I buy it?
| ! What is Marmite? What is in Marmite? Is it like Vegemite? or Promite? Where can I buy it? |
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This page is dedicated to the much maligned (at least in the US and by my friends and family) savo(u)ry spread that I loved when I was growing up and still eat regularly now.
Although most people eat Marmite as a spread on toast for breakfast, I use it as a flavoring for soups, stews and chilli and have been know to dissove a teaspoon of it in boiling water as a savory drink, an interesting alternative to coffee!
Marmite is very dark brown savo(u)ry spread made from yeast extract. It is a by product of the brewing industry. Many, if not all, British kids of my generation (I was born in the late 1950s) were reared with Marmite soldiers as one of their standard breakfast foods. Marmite soldiers are pieces of toast or indeed plain bread cut ino strips and spread with butter (or margarine) and a thin layer of Marmite. One of the standard things to do with Marmite soldiers was to "dunk" them into the yolk of a soft boiled egg. This was in the days when we didnt seem to have to worry about salmonella!
Marmite is a 100% vegetarian product. The ingredients listed on the back of the jar are:
Yeast Extract
Salt
Vegetable Extract
Niacin
Thiamin
Spice Extracts
Riboflavin
Folic Acid
Vitamin B12
So, as far as I can see, the manufacturer is still trying to keep the recipe secret, since Yeast Extract, Vegetable Extract and Spice Extracts are farly generic descriptors and the remaining ingredients are pretty much the B vitamins and other essential dietary supplements. Note that there is no sugar or high fructose corn syrup in Marmite!
Is it like Vegemite? or Promite?
Marmite, Vegemite and Promite are all very similar in colo(u)r and consistency, but they all taste different to one another, not hugely different but it is noticable. I am not familiar with the ingredients of the other products (both are Australian).
ANY British supermarket! In Ann Arbor (where I happen to live) I can buy it in Zingermans Deli, however it is outragrously expensive there (125g for >$5.00). I generally buy it in the UK on trips back there or convince others visiting to bring some back for me. For $5 in the UK you can get a 500g jar!
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