I don't know how many of you have tried Vegemite (or it's less famous NZ equivalent), but I'm going to guess that you've at least heard tale of how gross it is. Locals aren't any help. They're so excited to see us squirm that they'll happily dole out spoonfuls of the stuff as if that's actually how they'd eat it themselves. We're used to condiments like peanut butter or nutella, where it's key to cover the bread entirely. So naturally the first time we tried Marmite, we spread it on naively thick. The results were...not amazing. It was OK--definitely not as bad as that much Vegemite would have been--but I feel pretty silly now knowing that our friends down under don't have the alien tastebuds we originally imagined they did--they just have a much better way of eating it. So, here it is: how to eat Marmite and actually enjoy it.
Step 1: Make some toast
Step 1: Make some toast
Step 2: Add an (un)healthy helping of butter
Step 3: Get yourself a small dollup of Marmite
Step 4: Make it nice and patchy, like your brother's first beard
For best results, eat it while it's still hot. Enjoy!