And on my long cross-country train rides, I could often tell that Burton station was approaching because of the faint whiff of Marmite through the ventilation. That must be fun for Burton’s Marmite-hating residents.

If you think this is an attempt to revive an enjoyable but flagging thread, you are right.

#15 Josh, we’ve found both at local supermarket chains in the ‘international foods’ section. That works in towns with large Irish immigrant populations at least. Google on ” UK food mail” and find two sponsored links that worked well before we discovered the Irish connection.

So in addition to its role in the beer/bread/fertilizer ecosystem, it’s also a form of birth control?

Pertinently, street tar has indeed never tasted quite the same since they switched to selling it in plastic tubes.

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=29606

(I used the “broadband version” link)

Metal Tops? Get your own in sterling silver from Theo Fennel:

http://www.theofennell.com/acatalog/Sleeves_&_Lids.html

And yes, I too was a Marmite baby.

I once met someone who claimed to like both, but I think they were lying. Or mentally ill. Or Australian. Anyway, the stuff they call Marmite here in Britain is very different from what we have back home, or so my weird friends who don’t prefer Vegemite tell me. And then there is this thing they call Bovril, but the less said about that the better!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite

Interesting factoids:

The glass jar is an innovation … the originals were earthenware. (Bet it tasted much better ….)

There’s a Swiss product called Cenovis that is similar (anyone able to report on this?)

The product sold under the brand-name “Marmite” in Australia and NZ is significantly different.

Yeast extract.