Reply to: Should I try to acquire a taste for Marmite?

[doodab]

They don't put yeast extract on the big pretzels do they? I've drunk beer in Berlin and lots more in Munich and I only remember them being very salty? I must say I wasn't taken with any of the local German food, I mostly eat Turkish and Italian when I was there.

No just salt. You can brush it off. I can't believe you didn't like roast pork, sausages, krautsalat, kartoffelsalat, beergarden chicken and stecklerfisch etc. The kebabs are nice though, I had two of them last night.

[gingerjedi]

I'm the only person in my house who likes twiglets, which is quite good at christmas time as I get them all to myself.

Unfortunately having lived in Germany where they have the most wonderful giant "Brezn" in the beer gardens I will never be anything other than disappointed with those crunchy little pretzels we have in the UK.

It's all swings and roundabouts isn't it.

They don't put yeast extract on the big pretzels do they? I've drunk beer in Berlin and lots more in Munich and I only remember them being very salty? I must say I wasn't taken with any of the local German food, I mostly eat Turkish and Italian when I was there.

[fragglerock]

Not so. It changed to a yeast extract recipie in 2004.

It is back to beef now.

(still revolting!)

[doodab]

I like Twiglets but not Marmite, how can this be?

I'm the only person in my house who likes twiglets, which is quite good at christmas time as I get them all to myself.

Unfortunately having lived in Germany where they have the most wonderful giant "Brezn" in the beer gardens I will never be anything other than disappointed with those crunchy little pretzels we have in the UK.

It's all swings and roundabouts isn't it.

[gingerjedi]

I like Twiglets but not Marmite, how can this be?

[DaveB]

Liking Marmite is genetic.

Bovril used to be a by-product of making corned-beef iirc.

It did. Corned beef is made by boiling bits of cow till they fall apart, mincing it up and salting it before squashing it into a can.

Bovril was made by taking the water the beef had been boiled in, condensinig it down to a sticky goo and adding lots more salt.

I like both (Marmite and Bovril) but Marmite is better

[doodab]

Marmite is quite nice.

Bovril is disgusting.

[Churchill]

Liking Marmite is genetic.

Bovril used to be a by-product of making corned-beef iirc.

[wobbegong]

hmmmm toast and marmite. Yummy.

Also goes well in tuna mayo.

Spread thinly on toast, under mature cheddar, then grilled.

Oh yes!

[wobbegong]

That's Bovril, or condensed cow as it should be properly called.

Not so. It changed to a yeast extract recipie in 2004.

[TimberWolf]

I don't recall ever trying Marmite, though I'm sure I must have done at one time. Bovril likewise. I don't think either can taste any worse than a pot noodle (a real one).

[DimPrawn]

Southern limp wristed shandy drinkers, one and all.

Put 2 spoonfuls in a cup, add boiling water, get a slice of bread and, hey presto
a healthy and cheap cup of beef soup, full of goodness. and salt

That's Bovril, or condensed cow as it should be properly called.

Marmite is the bottom of the brewers beer barrel.

[EternalOptimist]

Southern limp wristed shandy drinkers, one and all.

Put 2 spoonfuls in a cup, add boiling water, get a slice of bread and, hey presto
a healthy and cheap cup of beef soup, full of goodness. and salt

[russell]

There's a study somewhere correlating liking of marmite and low IQ, I hate it.

[Incognito]

Am I right or wrong to try to force my body to like Marmite?

I'd rather snog a Tim.