Vegemite: banned in the U.S.A.

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The accompanying picture is worth it alone.

It goes without saying at this point, but this is the stupidest ban ever.

But this will end up being the thing that will turn Americans on to Vegemite, since it's now illegal.

I had vegemite on toast earlier this year in Melbourne during breakfast across the hostel. Quite a bit of it. It's just brewed soy sauce paste, basically. Shrug.

Ban fucking Big Macs first.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

[Luther Campbell pic links encouraged]

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, aren't people SUPPOSED to eat folic acid?

― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, but PROPERLY.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

"Have a vegemite koala taco, MATE"

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

TOO RIGHT.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

i heard about this. its kind of alarming. im tempted to hit 'everything australian' and buy up their supply.

Quite a bit of it.

this is the mistake all non-australians make. it isnt peanut butter.

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:45 (nineteen years ago)

Folic acid only counts if you get it from Trix or Lucky Charms.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)

xpost - But I didn't regret it!

I had a Vegemite cheese roll earlier that weekend, and I really liked it!

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

can we please stop posting stories about how the town I live in is populated by 100% knuckle-dragging mouth breathers, for like a day or two

― SOME LOW END BRO (TOMBOT), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

i had vegemite and cheese sandwiches every day throughout primary school. they were great except for when my mom forgot to take the plastic off the cheese.

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

Vegemite tastes good with peanut butter. It's like a whole new food.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

you think everything with peanut butter is good

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

I can't wait for my next visit back from Vancouver

"You have any RAW VEGEMITE WITH YOU?"

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Sometimes I like to chew up some vegemite and spread the resulting paste between two intact slabs of vegemite.

(This only works if you imagine a liverwurst-analogue filled with vegemite.)

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

"I mean FUCKIN RAW YEAST. YEAST THAT'S YELLIN SEXUAL THINGS ACROSS THE PLATE FROM YOU. REALLY FUCKIN RAW VEGEMITES"

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

worms

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:55 (nineteen years ago)

Bareback vegemite.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:55 (nineteen years ago)

Yeast filled vegemates #7

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

In every vegemite ever

― this, however, is the crucial moment from the libertine's point of view (kenan), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

Sbarro: legal
Vegemite: illegal

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHGGGGH!!

I'll be having a drink with Tom commiserating in the midst of the knuckle draggers.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

Vulva puppets: legal

― this, however, is the crucial moment from the libertine's point of view (kenan), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 17:05 (nineteen years ago)

I guess they're probably outlawing it on the premise that someone could somehow overdose on folic acid, but considering all of the legitimately unhealthy food out there this seems pretty stupid.

― GILLY'S BAGG'EAR VANCE OF COUPARI (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

To the Americans who've never tasted vegimate: your gov't just did you a big favour!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

Folic acid comes in vitamins now though so I think they're just making things up at this point.

― Allyzay Eisenschefter (allyzay), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

its in orange juice, no? maybe thats an added ingredient.

i know this: dont try to take folic acid away from a pregnant woman.

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

can we please stop posting stories about how the town I live in is populated by 100% knuckle-dragging mouth breathers, for like a day or two

hahaha can't, it's too fun. I'm protected by living on the other coast from these people, so it'll be a while before they infect out here.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

surely it's more um natural to get one's folic acid from yeast/brewing by-product than a tablet though? am i mising something about folic acid here? it's a good thing right? or do they giv eit to pregnant ladies cos they hate them? look, now i'm going to have to google "sources of folic acid" to find out WHAT ELSE those crazy septics are going to ban...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

I love how they ban Vegemite the day after I get an offer of internship in the United States!!

― The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

can you get folic acid from beer?

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

I love how there is an expiration date on vegemite/marmite. Like how can you tell? I just had a vegemite and butter smeared bagel this morning.

― eatadick.com (Carey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:42 (nineteen years ago)

would this apply to marmite? i need to stock up.

― eatadick.com (Carey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

esteban! where in the US and are you taking it??

― sunny successor (katharine), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

estaban! are you the US and where are you taking it??

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

Can you still get Steinlager there though?

― S- (sgh), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 01:53 (nineteen years ago)

Yes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 01:54 (nineteen years ago)

"Have a vegemite koala taco, MATE"

WE INSIST.

Steinlager is like, the official beer of Hawaii.

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:01 (nineteen years ago)

steinlagers is from nz. vegemite is fromn nz. russell crowe is from nz

― Good Dog (Good Dog), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:05 (nineteen years ago)

(xpost)

Yes, I am taking it (subject to visa approval)! In Philadelphia!

― The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

BANNED AUSSIE IMPORTS:

1) FOLIC ACID
2) ESTEBAN BUTTEZ

????

― researching ur life (grady), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:22 (nineteen years ago)

vegemite is from nz now?

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:28 (nineteen years ago)

I went to look up wiki to see where it is now made (I thought Kraft still had the factory in Port Melb?)

And ey oop, I found this:

US denies Vegemite ban

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:40 (nineteen years ago)

(I thought Kraft still had the factory in Port Melb?)

you can see it from the west gate freeway!

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

perhaps it is a publicitee stunt

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:42 (nineteen years ago)

I mean dont you love how the Herald-Snu jumped on this story even though it seems to have been an unsubstantiated crock? No one else reported it.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:42 (nineteen years ago)

ooh, theres a thot.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:43 (nineteen years ago)

haha,

LCD Soundsystem's already recording an album for Vegemite.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:46 (nineteen years ago)

"IS LCD's POWER IN MITE THE HIGH VOLTAGE OF 2007?"

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

sure puts the rose in my cheeks

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

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Ha! No maroon skivvies--I'm in Adelaide.

― You're fucking fired and you know jack shit about horses (James Morrison), Monday, 18 April 2011 12:38 (fifteen years ago)

Not that the 2 are mutually exclusive

― You're fucking fired and you know jack shit about horses (James Morrison), Monday, 18 April 2011 12:38 (fifteen years ago)

xp: no, this will melt your face off:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xpVin2DPLkY/TZSXhbizbqI/AAAAAAAAC0w/Qu2y_IWh4Q4/s1600/Vaseline+Lip+Therapy+Marmite.jpg

― light...sweet...crude (Sanpaku), Monday, 18 April 2011 13:20 (fifteen years ago)

James! Curiosity Show owned my after-school watching!

Wow, this is a wonderful development! god bless the easter bilby!!

― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 18 April 2011 17:53 (fifteen years ago)

I was scrolling through this thread and saw "vegemite tampons" in a post; I am not going back to verify if that's actually what I read or not

― fat fat fat fat Usher (DJP), Monday, 18 April 2011 17:54 (fifteen years ago)

Rest assured that there is a comma between the two, Dan.

― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 18 April 2011 17:56 (fifteen years ago)

They make Marmite sausages, so cylindrical items flavoured with vegetable extract are not unheard of.

― grill 'em bake 'em fry 'em burn 'em (snoball), Monday, 18 April 2011 17:56 (fifteen years ago)

somehow a period seems more appropriate

― fat fat fat fat Usher (DJP), Monday, 18 April 2011 17:57 (fifteen years ago)

The Marmite Vaseline is an April Fool's, but Marmite Chocolate is all too real.
http://www.fdin.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/marmite-chocolate-300x220.jpg

― grill 'em bake 'em fry 'em burn 'em (snoball), Monday, 18 April 2011 17:58 (fifteen years ago)

Very peculiar--they're not kidding!

― You're fucking fired and you know jack shit about horses (James Morrison), Monday, 18 April 2011 22:05 (fifteen years ago)

Heck if chilli choc can exist, i guess so can that. I wonder what it tastes like.

― Concubine Tree (Trayce), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:15 (fifteen years ago)

something not unlike "ass paste" is my guess

― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:16 (fifteen years ago)

I wonder if NotEnough survived his breakfast test with premium Extra Old marmite...

― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:18 (fifteen years ago)

chili chocolate is amazing

― Hypermotard: (sic), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 01:46 (fifteen years ago)

fuck all of you marmite haters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

marmite forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― just1n3, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 04:49 (fifteen years ago)

Marmite tries to hard.

― moley, Tuesday, 19 April 2011 05:14 (fifteen years ago)

xp I didn't go to the shops last night, I had a haircut instead (less tasty on toast, I'm sure) so no marmite xo report today. I promise i'll be on it tonight tho.

― Yossarian's sense of humour (NotEnough), Tuesday, 19 April 2011 07:28 (fifteen years ago)

Marmite XO was a disappointment, tbh. I had some one slice of toast with XO and one with regular marmite, spreading it equally thinly/thickly on each, and I had a cup of strong coffee to cleanse the palette after each bite (also to wake me up). I would describe XO the way that people who don't like regular Marmite describe it, sort of leathery and cloying; I guess that's the super-yeast. I'm not sure its particularly pleasant, but that might be just me not being used to it. I'll give it another go tomorrow and see what happens.

― Yossarian's sense of humour (NotEnough), Thursday, 21 April 2011 06:36 (fifteen years ago)

I'm sure it tastes like melted vinyl...I mean, I'm sure aged Vegemite would taste equally as horrid.

"hey we have this product with a very strong acquired taste...I know, let's make it so strong it becomes an industrial adhesive!!!!"

― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 21 April 2011 06:38 (fifteen years ago)

I have never tasted the stuff, but based on what I know by reading (your posts) I think I would probably like the stuff. I hate sweets and really go for the savory. I will go to the food imported store and bravely purchase a jar of Vegemite and get some crackers, thus will probably gain 10 lbs in a 48 hour period, but it's worth it, (right?????) for the whole introduction of Vegemite to the USA thing.

― Wiggywoo, Thursday, 21 April 2011 06:55 (fifteen years ago)

Waht, I have Vegemite on Vita-Weat all the time, not fattening at all.

― it always seems to have dick smith in it (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 21 April 2011 06:56 (fifteen years ago)

golden rule: USE IT SPARINGLY

A light smear with a little butter on a cracker you will be fine

Do not spread that shit like peanut butter or it will be your downfall!!!

― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 21 April 2011 06:59 (fifteen years ago)

they make hitler parody videos about people who take too much vegemite

― it always seems to have dick smith in it (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 21 April 2011 07:02 (fifteen years ago)

freaks of nature

― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 21 April 2011 07:16 (fifteen years ago)

I don't want to get used to Marmite XO then unable to go back to normal marmite because I can't taste it, and I get locked into paying an extra quid for Extra Old.

Its an hour later and I can still taste the XO after after another 2 cups of coffee. Bleugh!

― Yossarian's sense of humour (NotEnough), Thursday, 21 April 2011 07:39 (fifteen years ago)

I have some things to say but I guess I am not saying them fast enough - twice ILX keeps timing out (shit) so whatever, I will now abbreviate and say I will try the V stuff and buffer with some butter and advise back, if ILX's new server will give me a chance to post!!!! xoxo Wiggy.
Thanks VegemiteGrrl and Autumn Almanac for instructions. I'd be lost without you both!

― Wiggywoo, Thursday, 21 April 2011 07:59 (fifteen years ago)

My first Vegemite - with less sodium:

http://www.kraftbrands.com/kraftvegemite/Pages/product-information-my-first-vegemite.aspx

― moley, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 00:02 (fifteen years ago)

B b but we're happy LITTLE vegemites!

― Trayce, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 00:28 (fifteen years ago)

We tried it, it's beefy.

― finish with a fast piston pump (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 00:39 (fifteen years ago)

Actually I could kinda get with a lower salt one if it was full of flavour. I should give it a go.

― Trayce, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 00:44 (fifteen years ago)

Harrumph

― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 01:59 (fifteen years ago)

waiting for MyFirstVegemiteGrrl dn

― balls deep understanding (electricsound), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 02:02 (fifteen years ago)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4542176197_1e26c29fbf.jpg

I got some of this, it's not actually much stronger than normal Marmite, and thus not really worth the extra money, but it does taste fucking good on a buttered crumpet.

― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 14 May 2011 10:46 (fifteen years ago)

^^^ yeah my dad got this, you can deffo tell the difference, tho. nice.

― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Sunday, 15 May 2011 21:25 (fifteen years ago)

i'd say the trick for beginners is to lightly grill some toast, but lots of butter on and then a just a little bit of marmite. before long you'll be slathering it on. (toast, that is)

― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Sunday, 15 May 2011 21:27 (fifteen years ago)

also, stir a little bit in as you're frying mince beef: WELL FIT.

― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Sunday, 15 May 2011 21:29 (fifteen years ago)

eleven years pass...

Late happy bday Veg!!!!

Also reviving this thread for its startling claim-to-fame reveal by oor James up there.

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 04:15 (three years ago)

I have my first small jar of vm in six or seven years and I'm going abso ham on it, have demolished like 1/3 in 8 months

also hb shazdog?

― least said, sergio mendes (sic), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 04:44 (three years ago)

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 05:12 (three years ago)

still love a bit of veg on toast, klassik

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 05:13 (three years ago)

I didn't really like Vegemite as a kid. But when I was living in France I developed this real craving for it and used to go on a pilgrimage to the only shop I knew in Paris, somewhere on the Left Bank, where you could buy it. Now, it's about the only thing I like to put on toast. The mysteries of Vegemite!

― Zelda Zonk, Tuesday, 18 April 2023 05:45 (three years ago)

startling claim-to-fame reveal by oor James

WHAT, THE, FUCK
those guys were SUCH a part of my mental landscape they were practically family in the 70s/80s.
INCREDIBLE

― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 07:49 (three years ago)

LOL that was exactly my reaction when this came up!

(should have tried to make some kind of "I have one I made earlier" gag)

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 18 April 2023 22:15 (three years ago)

HB VG
https://editorial01.shutterstock.com/preview-440/8261866b/00d253a5/Shutterstock_8261866b.jpg

― hoonja doonja love me anymore (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 20:19 (three years ago)

Neverban VG
Happy belated hope you had a great day!

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 20:36 (three years ago)

cheers! it was suitably enjoyable :D

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 20:38 (three years ago)

eleven months pass...

gifted my beloved children with the Easter Bilby this morning, thanks James and his dad

― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 31 March 2024 01:20 (two years ago)

Had a packet of vegemite shapes yesterday, nice to eat as a novelty but I'll stick with the nacho flavour (unbeatable).

vry cool claim to fame earlier in the thread. Gonna pick up an Easter Bilby next year

― H.P, Sunday, 31 March 2024 01:25 (two years ago)

happy easter, mongrels and bilbyfux0rs

(am now onto a second jar)

― bae (sic), Sunday, 31 March 2024 04:39 (two years ago)

my 6yo insists on eating hot cross buns with butter and Marmite. I like Marmite well enough but that's going too far

― kinder, Sunday, 31 March 2024 18:41 (two years ago)

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