Canada bans Marmite

[Jon Skagfeld]

Hoard and hide your Tim Tams...they may be next!

[motto]

You have Tim Tams in Canada?
Good Lord, the place is more civilised than I thought!

The vital instruction with Vegemite is to use it sparingly. It may look a lot like axle grease but don't plaster it on in the same way. Very few people would appreciate the taste if consumed in a large dose.

David

[Mike Cecil]

And available here, too: does that mean that all of North America is more civilized than you thought, Dave?

They are marketed as 'Arnotts Originals', but they are Tim Tams, and available from World Market. Unlike Vegemite, our US friends do appreciate the taste (issued sparingly or not....)

Mike C

[motto]

No Mike, I could imagine the Americans having them even if only available from the World Market store/s? Or Kwikee Mart?
It's another thing altogether to picture a brawny lumberjack sitting on a stump knee deep in snow savouring a chocolate covered delight but maybe I'm caught up in stereotypes. I'm not exactly a bronzed Anzac myself.
BC is the only part of Canada I've visited so far and I liked it very much.
Dave

[Richard Farrant]

Talk of Vegemite reminds me of a TV series the Scots comedian, Bill Connolly did on a tour of Australia. Billy commented on how he tried Vegemite and was hooked on it "and had it every day of his bloody life!". He once asked an American lady to taste it, her reaction was to say "it is like licking a cat's @rse", to which Billy said, "now how would she know that?"

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

For those of us who live in Marmite or Vegemite deprived areas, what do they taste like?

Did a web search on this topic and found a lot of responses such as

"Marmite has a slightly strong salty flavor. It is a brownish vegetable with a toxic odor. It is taken by the British. Its ingredients include: vegetable extracts.one of the best "

Then found this description that people who have never even either on the store shelves may find funny and those who eat regularly will probably say what the heck is this person talking about. Before going to the web page be warned it is a Houston, Texas point of view. http://hungryinhouston.com/2012/11/1...n-perspective/

You think having Marmite being banded is a problem the US is facing a Velveeta shortage right before the American Football Supper Bowel. What no cheese dip.

Cheers Phil

[Little Jo]

Hi Guys

Every kid in Australia was bought up on good old vegemite. You Aussie guys will recall the advert with the kid with rosy cheeks leading the parade. We used to take a jar of our own vegemite with us when we travelled overseas, had some interesting discussions with custom officers who were convinced it was a sort of grease and when we sampled it and invited them to try it we had no takers.

Nothing like vegemite on toast or a toasted cheese and vegemite sandwich in the morning. Yummy!!!

Cheers

Tony

[Richard Farrant]

Marmite have interesting advertising campaigns about how people hate it, but it must work as it sells well.
Here is one advert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSp5mrz17Ok

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by motto

You have Tim Tams in Canada?
Good Lord, the place is more civilised than I thought!

The vital instruction with Vegemite is to use it sparingly. It may look a lot like axle grease but don't plaster it on in the same way. Very few people would appreciate the taste if consumed in a large dose.

David

Yes, but only in British Columbia so far.