If you have any experience of traditional Anglo-Saxon cuisine and have seen the conditions many of the lived in during this time, Marmite is compartively healthy and delicious. It is, like malt vinegar and fishpaste, an acquired taste.
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I was wonder what the difference between vegemite and marmite was and here is the answer, for those who care:
Vegemite/Marmite
There are 3 types of yeast extract in NZ/Australia -
vegemite
marmite
promite
.
They're basically all the same BUT
Marmite is sweeter than vegemite
Promite is sweeter then marmite
They're all extremely salty tasting.
Ingredients:
Vegemite: (Kraft General Foods NZ Ltd)
Yeast extract, salt, malt extract, colour(caramel), vegetable flavours, vitamins (niacin, thiamine, riboflavin)
Marmite: (Sanatarium Health Food Company, NZ)
Yeast, sugar, salt, wheatgerm extract, mineral salt (508) colour(caramel), herbs, spices, vitamins (niacin, thiamin, riboflavin)
It's also got a small note under the ingredients: "100% vegetarian" (but then, what do you expect from a company owned by the 7th Day Promite: (Masterfoods of Australia)
Vegetable protein extract, sugar, yeast, natural colour(caramel) salt, thickener (Wheat starch), emulsifier (Glycerol monostearate) spices, added vitamins, water
Vegemite/Marmite
There are 3 types of yeast extract in NZ/Australia -
vegemite
marmite
promite
.
They're basically all the same BUT
Marmite is sweeter than vegemite
Promite is sweeter then marmite
They're all extremely salty tasting.
Ingredients:
Vegemite: (Kraft General Foods NZ Ltd)
Yeast extract, salt, malt extract, colour(caramel), vegetable flavours, vitamins (niacin, thiamine, riboflavin)
Marmite: (Sanatarium Health Food Company, NZ)
Yeast, sugar, salt, wheatgerm extract, mineral salt (508) colour(caramel), herbs, spices, vitamins (niacin, thiamin, riboflavin)
It's also got a small note under the ingredients: "100% vegetarian" (but then, what do you expect from a company owned by the 7th Day Promite: (Masterfoods of Australia)
Vegetable protein extract, sugar, yeast, natural colour(caramel) salt, thickener (Wheat starch), emulsifier (Glycerol monostearate) spices, added vitamins, water
Thanks for the explainations.
I've seen references too both Marmite and Vegemite on other boards, wich usually leads to Brit/Aussie mock bashing on which is "best" btw, and I have wondered about what it was for some time
I've seen references too both Marmite and Vegemite on other boards, wich usually leads to Brit/Aussie mock bashing on which is "best" btw, and I have wondered about what it was for some time
Although I have no military experience, I would like to add some info about the Venezuelan armed forces.
Venezuela has never been engaged in an international war since independence (although it declared war against the Axis on 16/02/45 in order to be a charter member of the UN). However, there have been many civil disturbances and wars, especially in the 19th century. Bolívar once said that Venezuela was the barracks of Greater Colombia, the Venezuelans being so fond of the military.
Throughout most of the 19th century there was really no professional army, but the personal militias of the caudillos. Things began to change at the turn of the century, but the poor continued to make up most of the military, being usually conscripted by force.
During the 20th century, most middle or upper-class Venezuelans could avoid service (although it was supposedly universal conscription), while the poor or the dark-skinned who couldn't produce an ID card, would be "recruited" by the police (who got some money for each recruit they took).
In spite of this, the Venezuelan armed forces are very democratic, and a good way to rise socially. Venezuelans have decent equipment and weapons for a Latin American country, including late-model F-16s, upgraded Mirage Vs, some Italian-built frigates, and French AMX-30 tanks.
The Venezuelan soldier is imaginative and a good improviser. In international exercises they think out of the box, which tends to surprise the other forces participating. I heard a story (it might be apocryphal) of a platoon that was supposed to attack an American base in some maneuvers in the U.S. They were dropped in the middle of nowhere. The guys just marched to a road, "commandered" a truck, and were able to enter the base undetected, long before they were supposed to be there.
Venezuela has never been engaged in an international war since independence (although it declared war against the Axis on 16/02/45 in order to be a charter member of the UN). However, there have been many civil disturbances and wars, especially in the 19th century. Bolívar once said that Venezuela was the barracks of Greater Colombia, the Venezuelans being so fond of the military.
Throughout most of the 19th century there was really no professional army, but the personal militias of the caudillos. Things began to change at the turn of the century, but the poor continued to make up most of the military, being usually conscripted by force.
During the 20th century, most middle or upper-class Venezuelans could avoid service (although it was supposedly universal conscription), while the poor or the dark-skinned who couldn't produce an ID card, would be "recruited" by the police (who got some money for each recruit they took).
In spite of this, the Venezuelan armed forces are very democratic, and a good way to rise socially. Venezuelans have decent equipment and weapons for a Latin American country, including late-model F-16s, upgraded Mirage Vs, some Italian-built frigates, and French AMX-30 tanks.
The Venezuelan soldier is imaginative and a good improviser. In international exercises they think out of the box, which tends to surprise the other forces participating. I heard a story (it might be apocryphal) of a platoon that was supposed to attack an American base in some maneuvers in the U.S. They were dropped in the middle of nowhere. The guys just marched to a road, "commandered" a truck, and were able to enter the base undetected, long before they were supposed to be there.
Marmite in the UK recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. I love the stuff, but strangely enough there are misguided fools who can't stand it