USA bans world's greatest hangover cure.

[Chundles]

Ports in USA are expecting massive exodus of Australians as Vegemite is banned for containing Folate. In the USA, folate can only be added to breads and cereals.... :confused:

Nothing better in the world when you wake up in a fragile state than a couple of slices of thick toast, lathered in butter and evenly but thinly spread Vegemite. The Vitamin B just gets you back in gear like nothing else, not coffee, not a greasy fry up, nothing cures the morning after the night before like the old Vegemite.


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THE US has banned Vegemite, even to the point of searching Australians for jars of the spread when they enter the country.

The bizarre crackdown was prompted because Vegemite has been deemed illegal under US food laws.

The great Aussie icon - faithfully carried around the world by travellers from downunder - contains folate, which under a technicality, America allows to be added only to breads and cereals.

Australian expatriates in the US said enforcement of the ban had been gradually stepped up and was now ruining lifelong traditions of Vegemite on toast for breakfast.

Kraft spokeswoman Joanna Scott said: "The (US) Food and Drug Administration doesn't allow the import of Vegemite simply because the recipe does have the addition of folic acid.''

The US was "a minor market'' for Vegemite, she said.

A sad day as "Black Gold" vanishes from the "Land of Free"... (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20623973-2,00.html)

[furious]

i guess Americans are not as free as they are lead to believe.:p

[Music_Producer]

Man, every little news I hear about the US is just so stupid :mad: I might just move back to India.. depending on who gets elected president next.

[kretzy]

Wow, that just seems stupid.

I never thought of Vegemite as a hangover cure. It sure would have come in handy this morning. :o

[Chundles]

Wow, that just seems stupid.

I never thought of Vegemite as a hangover cure. It sure would have come in handy this morning. :o

Oh mate it's the best. Boy are there some riled up Aussie ex-pats on the TV now.

[bartelby]

What about Marmite? Does that contain folate too?


EDIT: Yes it does. So are they going to ban that too?

[kretzy]

Oh mate it's the best. Boy are there some riled up Aussie ex-pats on the TV now.
Well I'll know for next time now.

On the rare occasion that I actually have breakfast, 9 times out of 10 it's Vegemite on toast. I just love the stuff, so I can understand why they'd been annoyed.

Seems like quite a pointless law. I wonder where it originated.

[Nermal]

Incredible...

I don't really like the stuff, but... wow... I'm pretty dumbfounded by this!

[ReanimationLP]

Wee! Hangovers! ^_^

It teaches me to not drink.

Well, for a little while at least. XD

[neonblue2]

America's crazy. I've been Vegemite all my life (mostly with no or little butter) and I'm fine. Except now I can't eat sandwiches or toast because I got my braces on Wednesday and I can't chew

[Chundles]

America's crazy. I've been Vegemite all my life (mostly with no or little butter) and I'm fine. Except now I can't eat sandwiches or toast because I got my braces on Wednesday and I can't chew

You'll be right mate, the pain goes fairly quickly and you learn how to chew with your braces after a day or so.

I got mine off after a year in Year 12 and to this day I still have a wire across the back of my bottom front teeth. It's still intrusive and annoying - far more than the braces ever were because they were out of range of my tongue most of the time. With this thing on the back my tongue rests right on it all the time.

[bousozoku]

Yeah yeah, it's not only good for hangovers but, in a pinch, it's roof or road patch, too. ;)

The Department of Agriculture has some old rules on the books, as did the Department of Transportation until the 1980s. We'd still be running with 1920s-specification headlights, if not for some re-thinking. They probably restrict us from more important things than Vegemite, though.

Is that planetary government ready yet?

[kretzy]

I got mine off after a year in Year 12 and to this day I still have a wire across the back of my bottom front teeth. It's still intrusive and annoying - far more than the braces ever were because they were out of range of my tongue most of the time. With this thing on the back my tongue rests right on it all the time.
I have exactly the same thing! The orthodontist said to just leave it in, because it'll make sure my teeth never shift back, but my dentist said that he could take it out if I ever got sick of it. Mine doesn't bother me all that much so I'll just leave it there I guess.

[iMeowbot]

The folate story appears to be hooey. There have been some recent problems listed by the US Food & Drug Administration, but they are about how ingredients are listed, and missing information on how the stuff is made (safety questions because it's a low-acid food sold in a jar).

It's not even clear that Kraft Foods has been involved with this, the warnings appear to have been sent to Nisa International, the importer.

[Mord]

Personally I prefer Vecon.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/600210.html

[neonblue2]

You'll be right mate, the pain goes fairly quickly and you learn how to chew with your braces after a day or so.

I got mine off after a year in Year 12 and to this day I still have a wire across the back of my bottom front teeth. It's still intrusive and annoying - far more than the braces ever were because they were out of range of my tongue most of the time. With this thing on the back my tongue rests right on it all the time.

Thanks for the support. For tea it's soft cheese, bread and scrambled eggs. I think the pain might be related to the two globs of glue the orthodontist put on my back teeth so my overbite doesn't conflict the the bottom brace. My teeth are always resting on them. But it's not as bad as having your wisdom teeth pulled, that really hurts.

[NJuul]

Vegemite... Like Marmite, right?
Funny how people from different countries likes different stuff. Here, no-one likes Marmite. Just tastes plain awful to most people.
But how do you like my favourite cure for hangovers:
Raw marinated filets of herring in thick curry sauce on black bread, topped with hard-boiled eggs and slices of onion. Yumm!

[killmoms]

This article at Cockeyed's famous "How Much Is Inside?" is all I know of Vegemite, and frankly... all I need to:

http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/vegemite/vegemite.html

Check it out though, it's hilarious. Clearly only Australians have the constitution to withstand this stuff.

[Chundles]

Vegemite... Like Marmite, right?
Funny how people from different countries likes different stuff. Here, no-one likes Marmite. Just tastes plain awful to most people.
But how do you like my favourite cure for hangovers:
Raw marinated filets of herring in thick curry sauce on black bread, topped with hard-boiled eggs and slices of onion. Yumm!

Marmite has nothing on Vegemite.

What is that? A Danish breakfast? I've heard about the stuff you Europeans call "breakfast" - oily fish? You've got to be joking.

This morning's brekky was a big pile of fresh fruit, some toast, cereal and a coffee. Light, tasty and healthy, none of this fish curry nonsense... :p ;)

[NJuul]

Marmite has nothing on Vegemite.

What is that? A Danish breakfast? I've heard about the stuff you Europeans call "breakfast" - oily fish? You've got to be joking.

This morning's brekky was a big pile of fresh fruit, some toast, cereal and a coffee. Light, tasty and healthy, none of this fish curry nonsense... :p ;)


Well, I usually wouldn't eat it for breakfast, but it's good against hangovers:)
My breakfast is pretty much bread, cheese and coffee. Fat cheese... can't call it healthy :(
Anyway, if vegemite and marmite aren't the same (not even close?), then I have no idea what it is. But it does sound rather excessive to search travellers for any import of toast spread. :rolleyes:

[Chundles]

This article at Cockeyed's famous "How Much Is Inside?" is all I know of Vegemite, and frankly... all I need to:

http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/vegemite/vegemite.html

Check it out though, it's hilarious. Clearly only Australians have the constitution to withstand this stuff.

When my Dad was in the RAAF and stationed in the states for three years there was a tradition on the base whereby after completion of some course, a new addition to the squad had to go through a series of tasks. Those who did all the tasks was then able to add a new task. My Dad added "eating a heaped tablespoon of Vegemite" to the list. Boy did that sort the men from the boys.

Now, you have to understand the average American constitution is too weak to deal with even the regular serving size of Vegemite (about 3/4 of a teaspoon) but these flyboys were yacking all over the place after ingesting about 6x the average daily intake of Australia's finest.

Love my Vegemite.

[BoyBach]

It's banned because of folic acid? And all the GM crap and chemicals the US food industry puts into it's food is OK?

I didn't know that vegemite was used as hangover cure? But surely the best hangover cure is a morning surf - a couple of cold waves smashing into your face sobers you up incredibly quickly! :)

[NJuul]

surely the best hangover cure is a morning surf - a couple of cold waves smashing into your face sobers you up incredibly quickly! :)

Wherever on the globe you are, I envy you.

[Chundles]

Wherever on the globe you are, I envy you.

2 blocks from the beach. And a proper beach - not this "sitting on a bunch of pebbles in the rain on a cloudy day with a little white cloth on your head" English idea of a beach.

I'm talking yellow-white sands, blue water, dolphins and people walking their dogs of the morning while the sun comes up over the Pacific sort of beach.
Oh god I love winding up the Poms

[BoyBach]

...a proper beach - not this "sitting on a bunch of pebbles in the rain on a cloudy day with a little white cloth on your head" English idea of a beach.

I'm talking yellow-white sands, blue water, dolphins and people walking their dogs of the morning while the sun comes up over the Pacific sort of beach.
Oh god I love winding up the Poms


But you need the rain and the wind and the cold and the pebbles to cure the hangover. Otherwise you just get too comfortable lounging in the sun sipping on exotic cocktails. (I'm not jealous!) ;)

[cazlar]

Raw marinated filets of herring in thick curry sauce on black bread, topped with hard-boiled eggs and slices of onion. Yumm!
mmm, curried sild. Now I want some...

But back to the topic, I hope the vegemite ban isn't real or is soon repealed if it is. What a stupid thing to do (maybe they think it's a WMD? or 9 out of 10 terrorists eat it?). There's a small chance I could be living in the US next year, and I'm not sure I could survive without my vegemite toast.

[Lord Blackadder]

What stupid reason to ban it. :rolleyes:

Still, I hate Vegemite...I can't wait to tell my ozzy roomate this, he'll cry like a baby.

[MrSmith]

2 blocks from the beach. And a proper beach - not this "sitting on a bunch of pebbles in the rain on a cloudy day with a little white cloth on your head" English idea of a beach.

I'm talking yellow-white sands, blue water, dolphins and people walking their dogs of the morning while the sun comes up over the Pacific sort of beach.
Oh god I love winding up the Poms
And enough UV or whatever to give you sunstroke in hours, skin cancer in, well, years. I got the first on Bondi within a few hours. Not a chance in England. I'll chose the latter, thanks.

And Vegemite better than Marmite? Well, some prefer Spam to steak, so there's no accounting for taste. :p

Goodnight.

[MacNut]

Am I the only silly American thats never heard of this stuff? Doesn't look all that good to eat either.

[SMM]

Level 1 Hangover:
Nothing - if you cannot deal with it do not drink

Level 2 Hangover:
Glass of water, stretch, short jog, large orange juice, cold shower

Level 3 Hangover:
Glass of water, stretch, short jog, large orange juice, cold shower, coffee with a shot of Bailey's

Level 4 Hangover:
Bloody Mary, cold shower, 1-2 Percocets

Level 5 Hangover:
Vomit, cold shower, 1-2 Percocets, call it a day

[EGT]

How long has vegemite contained Folate? Isn't it good for development of an unborn child? Helps prevent Spina bifida and keeps both mother and baby healthy.

I've heard that if the potato was only discovered today, it would be banned from human consumption because of a toxin or chemical that it contains naturally. No idea if it's true.

I'm not surprised by anything that happens in America anymore. Banning Vegemite. Ban fecking crisps, sweets and McDonalds or something. :rolleyes:

[jamone80]

for all you guys from down under, what does vegemite even taste like? im fom the states and have never had....now that its banned looks like i wont be able to try it for a while.

[Silentwave]

It's banned because of folic acid? And all the GM crap and chemicals the US food industry puts into it's food is OK?

the funny thing is that U.S. LAW REQUIRES the addition of Folate to all grains, pastas, breads, rice, and so on.

Reading the wikipedia article, there are low risks of overdose side-effects, and low levels of folate are linked to not only birth defects, but depression, heart disease, cancer, and so on.

Folate is GOOD for you.

[savar]

Ports in USA are expecting massive exodus of Australians as Vegemite is banned for containing Folate. In the USA, folate can only be added to breads and cereals.... :confused:

Nothing better in the world when you wake up in a fragile state than a couple of slices of thick toast, lathered in butter and evenly but thinly spread Vegemite. The Vitamin B just gets you back in gear like nothing else, not coffee, not a greasy fry up, nothing cures the morning after the night before like the old Vegemite.

Ack! I tried Vegemite when I was in Melbourne last summer. Completely unappealing. (It's made with used up wheat from beer factories?) The worst part was the hazy morning when I meant to put jelly on my toast and acidentally spread a thick layer of Vegemite on there.

Anyway, weird story. The US has a lot of really stupid laws. I like that scene in "The Departed" where Baldwin shouts "PATRIOT ACT!!" and then high-fives his cop buddies.

[Chundles]

Ack! I tried Vegemite when I was in Melbourne last summer. Completely unappealing. (It's made with used up wheat from beer factories?) The worst part was the hazy morning when I meant to put jelly on my toast and acidentally spread a thick layer of Vegemite on there.


2 problems.

1. - You put jelly on on your toast??!?! Jelly is a dessert, goes with ice cream, hospitals make very bad versions of it. Jam goes on your toast.
Yes, I know you seppos call Jam "jelly" and jelly "Jello" - still makes no bloody sense.
2. - Vegemite goes on thin, really thin. Like half a teaspoon on a slice.

[displaced]

2 problems.

1. - You put jelly on on your toast??!?! Jelly is a dessert, goes with ice cream, hospitals make very bad versions of it. Jam goes on your toast.
Yes, I know you seppos call Jam "jelly" and jelly "Jello" - still makes no bloody sense.
2. - Vegemite goes on thin, really thin. Like half a teaspoon on a slice.

Most Americanisms I'm used to by now, but I still have to double-think when I read 'Jelly' (meaning 'Jam'). I think our 'Jelly' is their 'Jello'.

I quite like Vegemite, but still prefer Marmite (completely different, though they are). I 'pwned' some Nigerian friends who complained that English food was bland (Nigerian food, at least in the south, tends to be Rice+Chicken/Fish/Cow(any part)+Chilli+MoreChilli+EvenMoreChilli). I hit them with a double-whammy of thick-spread Marmite and a dab of Colman's English Mustard. Mwahahahaaa! Sadly, I didn't have any Vegemite in the house at that time...

[MacBoobsPro]

What about Marmite? Does that contain folate too?


EDIT: Yes it does. So are they going to ban that too?

They better not take away my Twiglets :mad:

Now I know why I always feel better having stuffed my face with twiglets while nursing a hangover. :p

Mmmm... Twiglets!

[savar]

2 problems.

1. - You put jelly on on your toast??!?! Jelly is a dessert, goes with ice cream, hospitals make very bad versions of it. Jam goes on your toast.
Yes, I know you seppos call Jam "jelly" and jelly "Jello" - still makes no bloody sense.
2. - Vegemite goes on thin, really thin. Like half a teaspoon on a slice.

1) Yes jelly and jam are very similar over here. I'm not sure if Americans see any difference. I think of jelly as being the stuff that is congealed, while jam can be poured, but that might just be me.

2) Ahh...that would explain it. Yes I put quite a bit on, and the taste is very strong. I could see a little going a long way. Do people eat it on anything besides bread? Seems like it might make good seasoning for meat or something.

I think the American equivalent of Vegemite is probably scrapple -- a meat based product (ahem, "loosely based") that I find particularly objectionable. But it's popular in a lot of rural areas as breakfast food.

[iMeowbot]

Most Americanisms I'm used to by now, but I still have to double-think when I read 'Jelly' (meaning 'Jam'). I think our 'Jelly' is their 'Jello'.
It gets more confusing, here's a whole continuum involved in the states! Jelly is the thinnest stuff without visible bits of solid fruit (looks pretty much like gelatine), jam usually has a decent amount of visible fruit, and preserves are mostly fruit.

[comictimes]

that's absolutely absurd... I mean, personally I think vegemite's nasty as hell, but I lived in Australia for a little while and I know plenty of people love it. It's ridiculous to make it illegal... like making Nutella illegal or something!

[savar]

It gets more confusing, here's a whole continuum involved in the states! Jelly is the thinnest stuff without visible bits of solid fruit (looks pretty much like gelatine), jam usually has a decent amount of visible fruit, and preserves are mostly fruit.

Hmm, where does marmalade fall in that continuum? :D

[aloofman]

Raw marinated filets of herring....

See, there's where you went wrong. I can't believe people actually eat herring when there are so many tasty fish out there. Ditto sardines. To each his own, I guess.

[spicyapple]

I wasn't following this thread closely but thought vegemite was some sort of herbicide. You Australians put herbicide on your toast!?! I want to try vegemite before I die, sounds exotic. :)

Why US would ban folate on a technicality of US laws is utterly absurd. Carry on.

[BoyBach]

They better not take away my Twiglets :mad:

Now I know why I always feel better having stuffed my face with twiglets while nursing a hangover. :p

Mmmm... Twiglets!


Mmmm... Twiglets, indeed!

The only substance known to mankind that's more addictive than peanut M&M's!

[Dont Hurt Me]

I allways thought when Men at work were singing about coming from the land of down under that a Vegimite sandwich was a made up word:confused: WTf is a vegimite sandwich? You guys eat some strange stuff. Whatever happened to Beef & Chicken:)

[freeny]

Best hangover remedy- 2 sausage egg mcmuffins and a vanilla shake. back in college id throw in a doobie and coffee to top it off.

Never tried vegemite...

[Abstract]

Seems like quite a pointless law. I wonder where it originated.

The US has to dictate every trivial part of a life or business practice. It's really just ridiculous.

Actually, there was a story in Australia (ie: USA's little brother) recently that said in parts of Sydney, stores can only cover 50% of their window with advertising. My question is: Who gives a hoot how much advertising their windows have? If the strategy is poor marketing, the business will know. Why even bother interfering with such things.

for all you guys from down under, what does vegemite even taste like? im fom the states and have never had....now that its banned looks like i wont be able to try it for a while.

Like salty ****. :p

The best hangover cure is water, and a huge pancake, scrambled egg, bacon, sausage, and toast breakfast. ;)

[aloofman]

I wasn't following this thread closely but thought vegemite was some sort of herbicide. You Australians put herbicide on your toast!?! I want to try vegemite before I die, sounds exotic. :)

Why US would ban folate on a technicality of US laws is utterly absurd. Carry on.

Can anyone verify that it's even real? There's one account of one couple being asked at the Canadian border and nothing else. Kraft of Australia says they haven't exported to the US in a while, but that doesn't mean the border guards are asking about it.

A quick Google news search revealed only New Zealand and UK reporting of it, so apparently the US media correctly guesses that almost no one here eats it, even though it is a silly rule. Then again, people in other countries think peanut butter is disgusting, so go figure.

[neonblue2]

2 problems.

1. - You put jelly on on your toast??!?! Jelly is a dessert, goes with ice cream, hospitals make very bad versions of it. Jam goes on your toast.
Yes, I know you seppos call Jam "jelly" and jelly "Jello" - still makes no bloody sense.
2. - Vegemite goes on thin, really thin. Like half a teaspoon on a slice.

1. I agree with the bad jelly in hospitals. I've been in 4 times because I couldn't stop vomiting (for dehydration) and appendicitis. The only thing I could eat was jelly and it sucked. (I'm only 15 by the way an these hospital visits are the only problems I've had)

2. What do you mean thin? I take about 1/2 to 3/4 of a tablespoon on my toast

[mad jew]

Vegemite is an amazing sunscreen. You guys are missing out.

[Chundles]

Vegemite is an amazing sunscreen. You guys are missing out.

And surprisingly good at keeping away the Drop Bears.

[mad jew]

Unless you have a period.

[Dave00]

This completely smacks of something that will turn out to be a false rumor. Vegemite is still on the shelves in American supermarkets, and the only reporting on this has been done in the Australian press. It probably had to do with people's vegemite jars being confiscated going through customs; which has more to do with food importation without inspection than a ban. An analagous case: you can buy Italian sausage at the grocery store, but you can't bring a hunk of sausage through customs yourself (unless vacuum-sealed). Would you call that a ban on sausage? I wouldn't.

Dave

[mad jew]

The day America bans sausage is the day 325,000,000 people burst into tears.

[Chundles]

The day America bans sausage is the day 325,000,000 people burst into tears.

More than that:

300 million Americans (they passed the 300M mark this week)
21 million Australians
4 million New Zealanders

And then you've got all the Europeans to consider....

[Ugg]

More than that:

300 million Americans (they passed the 300M mark this week)
21 million Australians
4 million New Zealanders

And then you've got all the Europeans to consider....

Tsk, tsk, you forgot the 32 million Canadians.

[Chundles]

Tsk, tsk, you forgot the 32 million Canadians.

What? Canadians don't eat sausage.

They eat Cariboo and live in igloos - pretty hard to have a BBQ in an igloo.

[iBlue]

That is absolutely ridiculous! Every day I hear this sort of crap I get more and more pleased that I moved out of the USA and into the UK. ;)

Besides, it's all about the Marmite... :D

[skunk]

Yeah. Vegemite's crap.











<ducks>

[mad jew]

There's your problem - Vegemite and duck just doesn't go. Try putting it on toast or watermelon.

[Chundles]

Yeah. Vegemite's crap.











<ducks>

<Swings at skunk's head, notices him ducking, alters swing and punches straight down on top of Skunk's head knocking him out.>

<Then gives him a Vegemite Dirty Sanchez.>

[Ugg]

What? Canadians don't eat sausage.

They eat Cariboo and live in igloos - pretty hard to have a BBQ in an igloo.


Mmmmm, Caribou sausage, very, very tasty. A nice fire in an igloo just seals the snow blocks that much better by creating a glaze of ice on the interior, eh!

[skunk]

<Swings at skunk's head, notices him ducking, alters swing and punches straight down on top of Skunk's head knocking him out.>

<Then gives him a Vegemite Dirty Sanchez.><Skunk switches off holographic projector and laughs as seen in Total Recall. Chundles applies Vegemite poultice to grazed knuckles>

[solvs]

I can't stand the stuff, but it's probably more the texture. We had some Australian distant cousins stay with us when I was younger, and they ate this stuff on their toast. One of them tried to gross me out with it by spreading it all over everything, really thick. I had to leave the room, but he had to eat it. But it would be stupid if they tried to ban it.

I'd like to think there was some perfectly valid reason, and/or that this is just some sort of misunderstanding, but nowadays, I don't know.

[BoyBach]

<Then gives him a Vegemite Dirty Sanchez.>


My gut instinct tells me otherwise, but...

What's a 'Vegemite Dirty Sanchez'?

[solvs]

My gut instinct tells me otherwise, but...
You should probably go with your gut, but if not, Google the term minus the Vegamite part.

[cassio598]

Seriously guys, you need to hang out with chemists more. Take a MULTI-vitamin with a huge glass of water before you hit the sack/passout or after you get up. The hangover's dehydration plus a huge lack of all your vitamins, not just the B's.

[parrothead]

And surprisingly good at keeping away the Drop Bears.

No wonder I was attacked by the pesky drop bears when I lived in Australia. Vegemite could possibly be the worst tasting substance meant for human consumption on the face of the earth. Needless to say I never ate it (after the first time), thus the frequent attacks by drop bears.

[savar]

My gut instinct tells me otherwise, but...

What's a 'Vegemite Dirty Sanchez'?

It's a hilarious joke which I will use in conversation at a bar this weekend. Thanks Chundles!

(Oh yeah, andrew...try looking up dirty sanchez on urban dictionary. It's kinda NSFW.)

[Xenesis]

Man, I dunno what people complain about when they have vegemite...I must be immune to the stuff or something because when I eat it, it's thick..like thicker than the bread.

Keeps me sane when travelling too.

[keysersoze]

Vegemite has NOT been banned in the US.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20641599-1702,00.html

Move along... move along... All yee chicken littles...

[Dave00]

Yeah. Vegemite's crap.
The one time I tasted it, I really didn't like it at all. Probably part of the problem was that I had an Aussie girlfriend at the time who just raved and raved about it, and I was expecting to taste something pleasant, when instead it gave me that feeling like you get when you get the coffee from the bottom of the pot and get some grains... ugh. But, whatever floats your boat. The fact that some people eat Hagas proves that there is a taste for just about anything.

Dave

[Dave00]

Vegemite has NOT been banned in the US.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20641599-1702,00.html

Move along... move along... All yee chicken littles...
Called it... see my previous post. :)

[aloofman]

Does anyone else think it's funny and interesting that this food took off in one part of the world and is rejected everywhere else? I wonder how a taste develops so locally like that. And we're not taking about some kind of exotic dish here; it's just yeast extract. I mean, the food preferences here in the U.S. and in Australia overlap in a lot of ways. (I hear there are a lot of KFCs there.) But for this one food we're polar opposites. Am I the only one that finds that fascinating?

[Unspeaked]

Speaking of Vegemite and/or Marmite - what sorts of prices do you folks see at shops around the US?

Personally, I'm a Marmite fellow myself and tend to pick it up for $4.99 for a tiny jar. Am I getting ripped off, or is this a consistent import price?

[keysersoze]

Speaking of Vegemite and/or Marmite - what sorts of prices do you folks see at shops around the US?

Personally, I'm a Marmite fellow myself and tend to pick it up for $4.99 for a tiny jar. Am I getting ripped off, or is this a consistent import price?

A bit over $6... for a little jar, here in NH. :)

[chasemac]

Am I the only silly American thats never heard of this stuff? Doesn't look all that good to eat either.

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Men At Work

[Blue Velvet]

I used to be a big Vegemite fan until I moved to the UK... Marmite tastes a little richer and complex, and slightly less salty... to my taste anyway.

But I don't buy either of them regularly these days so... mehmite.

[aloofman]

http://www.slate.com/id/2152218/

[Queso]

What about Marmite? Does that contain folate too?


EDIT: Yes it does. So are they going to ban that too?
That's it. I'm boycotting America :eek: :p

EDIT: And having read the backposts it's all a load of rubbish. Still, don't you Yanks get any ideas!! :D

[Abstract]

I'm going to ban American because I'm getting a high dose of bull-s*** from this sort of news.

[jericho53]

It's probably already posted but it is not banned in the USA.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20641599-1702,00.html

[mattniles007]

2 blocks from the beach. And a proper beach - not this "sitting on a bunch of pebbles in the rain on a cloudy day with a little white cloth on your head" English idea of a beach.

I'm talking yellow-white sands, blue water, dolphins and people walking their dogs of the morning while the sun comes up over the Pacific sort of beach.
Oh god I love winding up the Poms

That sound great we have some nice beaches in Cali but alot of pollution in the water. I hope yours does not have as much. Most Americans dont give two flips about pollution.

[sandman42]

Vegemite has NOT been banned in the US.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20641599-1702,00.html

Move along... move along... All yee chicken littles...

Here's another link: http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/vegemite.asp

(sorry if someone already posted)

[Gaelic1]

Man, every little news I hear about the US is just so stupid :mad: I might just move back to India.. depending on who gets elected president next.
Sounds like a good idea to me.:rolleyes:

[caveman_uk]

Personally, I'm a Marmite fellow myself and tend to pick it up for $4.99 for a tiny jar. Am I getting ripped off, or is this a consistent import price?
I think we've found the one thing cheaper in the UK than the US. Hurrah! We can now stop searching for this long sought after, mythical object. It's Marmite.

Just in case you don't know. Marmite is made from yeast (brewing beer makes a LOT of spare yeast). The name comes from the French for a sort of cooking pot...hence the picture on the label.

Vegemite is made from...err...vegetables....and tastes too vegetably for my liking.

Spreading either product thinly is for woosies.

[wmmk]

as slightly random as it is, at my summer camp, an australian counselor ate vegemite mixed with mayo and dirt out of a shoe. it was quite interesting

[Chundles]

I think we've found the one thing cheaper in the UK than the US. Hurrah! We can now stop searching for this long sought after, mythical object. It's Marmite.

Just in case you don't know. Marmite is made from yeast (brewing beer makes a LOT of spare yeast). The name comes from the French for a sort of cooking pot...hence the picture on the label.

Vegemite is made from...err...vegetables....and tastes too vegetably for my liking.

Spreading either product thinly is for woosies.

No, Vegemite is also made from yeast and is a very lucrative side-business for the beer brewers.

[Sol]

for all you guys from down under, what does vegemite even taste like? im fom the states and have never had....now that its banned looks like i wont be able to try it for a while.

You can always come to Australia and try Vegemite. It tastes salty and you would not want to apply too much on your toast. I have heard that it can be used as engine grease. Anyway, it is good stuff, hangover or not.