Concept: Marmite

Reasons I think Marmite is good:


- You either love it or hate it
- It's different
- Its delicious
- It makes toast so much more interesting
-  A pot lasts so long!
- It's the strangest thing
- The pot, once finished, can be used for all sorts
- It looks pretty
- it can make any food somewhat more interesting
- Its spreadable
- Thus easy to apply :)

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Facts about  Marmite:

- Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-productof beer brewing

- The British version of the product is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty and savoury

- The distinctive product was originally British, but a version with a different flavour^[1] has been manufactured in New Zealand since 1919, and this is the dominant version in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

- The image on the front of the British jar shows a "marmite" (French: [maʁmit]), a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot

- The British Marmite was originally supplied in earthenware pots, but since the 1920s has been sold in glass jars that approximate the shape of such pots

- A thinner version in squeezable plastic jars was introduced in March 2006.

- The product that was to become Marmite was invented by accident in the late 19th Century when German scientist Justus von Liebig discovered that brewer's yeast could be concentrated, bottled and eaten

- In 1902 The Marmite Food Extract Company was formed in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England by the Gilmour family, with Marmite as its main product and Burton as the site of the first factor

-By 1907, the product had become successful enough to warrant construction of a second factory at Camberwell Green in London

- During World War I British troops were issued with Marmite as part of their rations

- Sanitarium's recipe differs somewhat from that of British Marmite, most notably in the addition of sugar and caramel.^[1] Common ingredients are also present in slightly different quantities from the British version;^[1] the New Zealand version has high levels of potassium, for example. New Zealand Marmite is described as having a "weaker" or "less tangy" flavour than the British version. It is distributed throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

- Initially, Marmite was popular with vegetarians as a meat-free alternative to beef extract products such as Bovril, which were popular in the late 19th and early 20th century

- Marmite is traditionally eaten as a savoury spread on bread, toast, crackers and digestive biscuits. Owing to its concentrated taste it is usually spread thinly with butter or margarine. Marmite can also be made into a winter drink by adding one teaspoon to a mug of hot water much like Bovril

- In 2003, the Absolute Press published Paul Hartley's The Marmite Cookbook, containing recipes and suggestions on how to blend Marmite with other foodstuffs

- Marmite also works well with cheese (such as in a cheese sandwich) and has been used as an additional flavouring in Mini Cheddars, a cheese-flavoured biscuit snack. Similarly, it has been used by Walkers Crisps for a special-edition flavour and has introduced, with local Dorset bakery Fudges, Marmite Biscuits in the UK. Starbucks UK has a cheese and Marmite Panini on their menu.

- Paddington Bear featured in the Marmite UK TV advertisement (broadcast on 13 September 2007); in which he tries a Marmite and cheese sandwich instead of his traditional marmalade sandwich. When he offers the sandwiches to other characters, he gets mixed and often dramatic reactions

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Words relating to ' Marmite:


- Yeast
- Extract
- Beer
- Spreadable
- Squeezable
- Love
- Hate
- Bottle
- Glass
- 1902
- Toast

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Opinions about Marmite:

Opinion found on Wikipedia

-" The two things given to each patient were a bottle of the standard quinine mixture and Marmite rolled into the form of vederala pills. The latter was said to have been the idea of the late Dr. Mary Ratnam and to have been more effective than the quinine itself, such was the degree of starvation among the peasantry. The Suriya Mal workers were amazed to see how this little Marmite revived them and put some life back into them"

Questions and answers from Yahoo Answers

"Whats the difference between Vegimite and Marmite?"

" Vegimite is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract a by-product of beer manufacture, and various vegetable and spice additives. Vegemite is firmer and slightly sweeter than other yeast extracts. Marmite is a British savoury spread made from yeast extract, also a by-product of beer brewing. It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive and powerful taste. It is similar to the Australasian Vegemite and Swiss Cenovis"

" There is no beef extract,or any other animal product, in vegemite. That is why it is called vegemite."

" What is it about marmite that so many people hate?"

" Its one of those foods that has a distinctive taste which some peoples taste buds just don't like. I don't like marmite because its too salty "

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