Why start with this? Well as I'm an Aussie (and lets get this straight from the start....it's pronounced ozzy) I thought I'd start with a classic love hate food.Vegemite is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract.
It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries.
It is similar to British, New Zealand, and South African Marmite, Australian (US owned) Promite, and to Swiss Cenovis.
Vegemite is made from used brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacturing, and various vegetable and spice additives. It is salty, slightly bitter, and umami or malty — similar to beef bouillon.
The texture is smooth and sticky. It is not as intensely flavoured as British Marmite and it is less sweet than the New Zealand version of Marmite.
Later I'll be posting some interesting combinations of this much loved and hated food.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite
