American tries Marmite for the first time (+ fun Marmite facts!)
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Took me 10 years for this British rite of passage, but we're here now. Where do you fall on the fence....love it or hate it?
I'm guessing in advance that you will hate it as it looks like you spread on quite a bit of it ! Personally, I love it and will eat it a lot from time to time , another bonus is that it doesn't go bad ,ever.
Bloody love it. Australians have Vegemite which is very similar though a bit salty for me. You may wish to give Bovril a miss which is wise because it is horrible.
I like a hint of it.
I think you are really a secret Marmite lover 😂😂😂
I don't think your anxiety about trying a new food helped!!!
How many people like me were screaming "Nooooooo!" at the screen when she went for the second dip?
I like to keep your heart rates up!
I was, but she spread it on different part of the toast so disaster averted lol
I'm ambivalent, really dislike on bread. But has in great within some dishes I've eaten.
So much so I now put small amount in Ragu or Bolognese sauce if making these.
One of the first reviewers to ever give it a second go, so I'm impressed even though she didn't like it.
This was the best marmite taste test I’ve ever seen… Alas she put on too much for a first try and may have upset her lifetime enjoyment of Marmite. The second attempt should have been the first… Marmite haters basically put too much on their first try. Amazing video tho, loved it ❤
The very fact you managed to eat quite a bit of that toast means you WILL acquire the taste if you keep going
Yes - it's like trying the second olive or anchovy.
Yes, you would REALLY know if you didn't like it!
Yeah I had to try cigarettes a bunch of times before I started liking them.
Marmite is one of those things I seldom think about when thinking of a snack, but whenever it is mentioned, I get a carving for it. So I am now off to prepare a slice of toast with some marmite.
Me too. I weirdly have a pot with Elton John on! No idea why.
lol same here but I don't have any in the house... so I'm going to buy some when I next go shopping.
@@lottie2525collector’s item - don’t throw empty jar away! Funds going to Elton’s AIDS awareness charity - new pot design next year! Woooh! 😃
@@weedle30 Oh, thanks for explaining. It was very confusing :)
@@lottie2525 there was one last year - a “drawn” Elton wearing one of his famous stage jackets with huge ostrich feathers on each shoulder… you know how Elton doesn’t want to bring attention to himself, so he chose an understated stage costume…. Don’t know what next year’s will be like - a top secret on pain of death until the launch deal! 😳😁
First marmite video I've seen that includes a toaster jump scare.
Somewhere on YT is an American chap who puts a whole teaspoon of Marmite in his mouth as a first experience. His face is a picture
That’s how I eat it 🤣🤣
Americans eating marmite is always funny. Especially with their big is better attitude.
Weirdly there's a video out there with Koreans eating Turkish Delight that gets a similar reaction.
"I could eat this without throwing up".
Yehhh ... what a seal of approval !
Marmite's next advertising slogan "I COULD eat this without throwing up", Kalyn 2024.
That was a FUN video. Well done!
"Maybe I put too much on? It did say the taste was strong! Yes, maybe too much. I can try a slice with only a LITTLE on. Yes, I'll do that .."
Congrats on going for it. The amount you put on the second slice - enough to just colour the butter - was the correct amount for a first-timer. It just makes the butter yummier. I don't know anyone who tried Marmite as an adult and liked it. I tried Vegemite as an adult and think it tastes like I imagine a mystery black stain on the floor of a garage would taste. Love Marmite, though. LOVE IT.
The first time I tried Marmite I was in my 30s. I love it!
I always think vegemite is just like marmite but with less salt and a bit creamier
@@stumccabe First tried it in my twenties; also love it! THERE ARE DOZENS OF US!
I put Marmite on toast thickly spread, I have it under the cheese on Cheese on toast, and have it in the Baked Beans on toast.
YES!
Marmite is the British version of MSG. It has a very umami flavour, which enhances lots of other foods. Try adding a tiny bit the next time you're cooking mushrooms.
I’ve often added marmite when I’m cooking mince for shepherds pie etc.. love it!
I always add a teaspoonful to Shepherds/cottage pie, stews and gravy.
Par boil your potatoes mix in a tablespoon of marmite until all potatoes are coated and then roast them, yummy. I have given blind taste tests to "haters" and so far 100% prefer these to normal roast potatoes
@@geoffdevall9179, it's also nice to mix it with butter and smear all over the outside of jacket potatoes before cooking - lovely crispy, savoury skins.
@@gillianrimmer7733 I must try that!
Great to take a jar when doing fieldwork (I am a geologist) with Americans. It really perks up bland food, but Americans assume it is something like nutella and it is hilarious to watch them eat it.
That second slice of toast, WOW! You should try more bread with your butter.
Today I've been in the UK for 20 years! So exciting. I come from a Commonwealth country though, so grew up with marmite. My favourite way to eat is on fresh, soft white bread, not toast. Liberally buttered and an infinitesimal amount spread thinly, like your second slice. Sometimes I like it with very thinly sliced tomatoes, or added to devilled eggs. They say to acquire a taste for something you are ambivalent about you should have it 20 to 30 times before you'll enjoy it, so don't give up. And you really only need the tiniest amount. A bottle that size lasts a few years in my home.
Marmite sanwiches everyday with a packet of crips,a penguin and an apple for school lunch... the crisps went into the sandwich and ... crunchy LOVE it !
I loved a trio or a jammie wagon wheel.
@@adamaalto-mccarthy6984 Ah, OMG, wagon wheels ... luxury ;)
I love using it in homemade gravy.
An alternative to Marmite are Twiglets, which I think are covered in a superior tasting yeast soead. Maybe you should try these, you may be pleasantly surprised.
You can always use up your Marmite by adding a little to stews, casseroles and soups. It adds a salty richness.
Oh really, salty richness you say. 😂
I'm in my late fifties and I only just started to eat it recently - on crumpets. I'm gradually increasing the amount. I know you're supposed to love it or hate it, but I will just say that I like it.
I know a lot of people that only like it. The "love it hate it" thingis clever marketing.
Can't believe after all these years living in this beautiful country that you've never tried Marmite! I think after you try more you'll love it! I've tried it on my bread and taste so good!
There wasn’t nearly enough Marmite on that toast! Marmite is absolutely delicious and I could consume gallons!
Love it!
I like Marmite peanut butter as well as Marmite. I also put a dollop of Marmite in hot water to make stock for soups or stews.
I'm well addicted to Marmite but couldn't get away with the marmite peanut butter
The sacrifices you make for your audience. Good on you.
I love Marmite, and marmite on toast Is my favourite snack ever
You couldn't possibly be in Tulsa, I spotted an electric kettle in the background. 😆
Marmite lover here, can't get enough of it! Try the Marmite and peanut butter mix. 😊
Try it with a slice of cheddar on top of the toast and butter.
I loike it, I don't eat it that often though.
My usual way is a bases for cheese on toast.
1) Toast one side of the bre4ad under the grill (broiler for US peeps)
2) spread butter on the untoasted side make sure you go right up to the edges - this will help stop the crusts from burning so fast later.
3) Now add Marmite, a thin layer, like the 1st slice in this video.
4) Add grated mature cheddar cheese.
5) Add salt and pepper.
6) Add a good splash of worcestershire sauced.
7( back under the grill until the cheese is melted, I like it just melted, but you can let it co until the cheese is browned and bubbling.
Cut and eat.
I love how you say, "mooshy peas."
Vegemite in Australia. Stirs the same feelings. I love it.
LOVE 💗 Well done you tried it. Persevere gently, I did, and you will too.
My dad used to say, "go on eat it, it will put hair on your chest" 😂😂😂
I was eased into it with marmite flavoured snacks and crisps, while I used to think marmite itself was too strong. But over the years I got used to it, tried it with cheese and now I eat it regularly.
That's a good start. In a few days you'll probably finding yourself craving the taste. It may take a while of nibbling more each time. Some of us were weaned on Marmite soldiers! A good gentle gateway, rather than starting off mainlining Marmite toast, is the savoury snack Twiglets (twig-like sticks of biscuit with brown blotches). The flavouring isn't strictly Marmite but it is yeast extract.
Cats go crazy for Marmite and you know how fussy they are about food.
You're gonna love it!
Love it.
it all depends on how you use it and eat it, i use it in gravy, savory sauces, on toast, on crumpets, cheese sandwiches, on cheese on toast, dilute with soy sauce and sprinkle over spag-bol...
also there are other brands of marmite and some not so strong and just as tasty.
also marmite isnt the only brand, there are other brands of yeast extract, natex, meridian etc... Morrisons and Tesco have their own store brand of yeast extract.
you can also get bovril which is marmite and beef paste... which is very tasty...
The true Marmite aficionado is someone who is given Marmite soldiers as soon as they are weaned off of milk and on to solids. Start 'em young and they become a life-long Marmite lover. Just because you don't like it spread on toast, I would still thoroughly recommend you put a good teaspoon full into your beef broth or spaghetti bolognaise.
Here's a Marmite conspiracy for you: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SMALL JARS? It lasts for ever, so there is no need to buy a 5-year supply all at once!
Who would want to open a new jar every day?
I put double the amount of the first slice and I love it.
That warehouse floor taste description has my mouth watering 😝
Warehouse floor?; actually Marmite tastes infinitely WORSE, in fact it stinks of decomposing corpses and Satan's shite mixed together
I grew up on it - it is like nectar to me - and I always have a jar in the cupboard. Also, add a teaspoon of it to a bolognese, it adds a really nice kick.
If you have a cold, a teaspoon in a mug of boiling water - yumm!
I love Marmite. Everyday for breakfast I have a Marmite cheese bite, which is similar to Baby Bel.
One of my favourite ways of eating Marmite is in a cheese sandwich. It’s also great on chocolate digestives.
Marmite crisps are also great but hard to find.
Nigella Lawson did a great spaghetti recipe years ago with just a tablespoon of marmite and butter or olive oil to coat the pasta, delicious.
Love it - especially in tomato soup!
Grew up on marmite and I love it.
You put about the right amount the first time.
As you said it’s an acquired taste. It takes getting used to. Keep trying it. I think you will learn to LOVE it!!!
Well, I suppose some tastes are acquired. Now I am A Marmite addict I suppose. Now well over 70 years old and cannot remember at what age I first ate it. During Covid here in Canada, like many things, shelves emptied out as binge buying started up. One of those things was Marmite. I didn’t think that anyone other than Brits enjoyed this, and I am an ex-Brit. So I had not anticipated that Marmite would disappear. I now make sure I always have at least 5 jars in the cupboard as I will not miss my pre-bed snack! My dogs enjoy sharing my Marmite on toast, though, maybe dogs eat anything humans will swallow down!
I’m SO jealous of you, trying Marmite for the first time! It is the ‘luxury’ that I would take on my ‘Desert Island’. I had Marmite sandwiches for the first 7 years of my working life, literally day! I simply don’t understand those who dismiss this ambrosia. You didn’t put on ‘too much’, you should have enough to take the skin off the roof of your mouth! I bloody LOVE Marmite!
If the taste has left your mouth within an hour you didn't put enough on in the first place. I still take marmite sarnies to work now and I'm nearly 60.
If you find the taste too pungent you may prefer vegemite. Its the same taste but a tiny bit less powerful. Still a strong taste though.
The weirdest thing about my relationship with Marmite is that I like twiglets but hate Marmite as a spread. It's a good ingredient for meat gravies because, like soy sauce, it is salty and umami.
I have just posted an almost identical post.
When you were going in for the second bite ... you couldn't resist a bit more 😅
That first slice looked perfect to me but I've been eating marmite for over 50 years!
Good for making veggie French Onion soup. I use a teaspoon in a mug with pepper and maybe a wee bit of chilli sauce. Top up with boiling water.
I use it for that too
Aww, I thought you’d like it. Oh well, at least you got a good video out of the experience, I’m liking that change of locations around the house
As a young lad who worked with me 15 years ago he said “marmite you either love it or you’re gay!” 😂😂😂😂
How many people were thinking, where is the cuppa!
as to how use the rest of the jar: Marmite makes a really good addition for things like stews, adds a bit of umami. Also works great with stuff like tofu. Don't worry though, the dish won't actually taste of Marmite
I think a lot of variation is down to the container it is bought in as they respond to heat differently and might let it dry out differently
It's great added to stews and soups, kinda similar in a way to soy sauce as it adds a deep umami flavour. I've never been keen on it on sandwiches myself, but it is a great cooking ingredient.
You can drink it too. Half a teaspoon in a mug add hot water from the kettle. ❤
after seeing you try it but i really want to know how do you know what a warehouse floor tastes like ???
just what have you been up to in the past
Fun video. You should try next, my favourite spread for toast, Elsenham's Patum Pepurium, The Gentleman's Relish. It has been around since 1826 and was famous for its painted jars.
I'm British and didn't try Marmite until I was in my late 20s. Well, I missed out, because it turns out I love Marmite. I'd say you put the right amount on the first slice. I was a fussy eater as a kid, but these days I'll eat, or at least try, most anything. At least you tried it Kalyn.
I only like the Aldi one. You can also use it like a stock cube in casseroles... Which makes sense.
I only ever have Marmite on toast (with butter) and I love it. You turned your nose up at adding Marmite to a stew, but if you put a small amount in it could affect the taste for the better and you would not notice it as Marmite. Well done for trying and also well done for not giving up when the first one was not to your liking.
If you sliced up the toast and spread tiny bits, you may enjoy it. don't take it in huge chunks. Maybe add anchovies.
My kids eat this stuff with a spoon. We get through a whole jar that size every week.
First one of these I seen where they didn't put on way too much or forget the butter. Good job :D
Marmite on crumpets! It melts and oozes through the crumpet with the butter.😋😍
I love it!, however if you don't like it on things and you don't think you'll ever use a whole jar, just add it to stocks, soups, stews and sauces. It makes a great stock.
Marmite soldiers with a soft boiled egg - or with cheese on toast.
You will love it!
I love it. 😁
My wife always said she didn't like it but got her to try it a second time and now she likes it.
Hi your second piece of toast is how i do marmite and have two slices, judging the amount to put on is the key, also if you use it in cooking namely stews, casseroles and the like for winter food, again do not put in a large amount do small amount wait a few minutes then taste, then add more if you need to. well done for trying, if doing it again cool toast so butter does not melt as it helps dilute the flavour.
In a sandwich cheese absorbs some of the saltness/power of the Marmite
A sandwich I like is a Marmite, cheese and ham sandwich. You want to have the cheese between the ham and marmite because the ham will make the marmite leak out of the sandwich if it is placed on the marmite directly.
I love Marmite and have it on toast every morning. The amount you put on is about ideal for a beginner. I put about 4 times that amount. Stick with it as you'll come to love it.
One of life's greatest "small" pleasures is opening a brand new jar of Marmite and taking the first knife full.
Marmite is made in New Zealand by Sanitarium and is also exported to Australia. However, I've read it's of milder taste with different ingredients.
You could also put a teaspoon in stew to beef it up. Now try Bovril (as a hot drink in cold weather. All the best rab.
I can confirm that a very small amount of marmite ( about a quarter or half of your second attempt) in a mature cheddar cheese sandwich enhances the cheese taste of the sandwich.
Will like it!!!
It adds great umami if added to savoury dishes in very small amounts.
This 89 year young lady loves it eaten it most of my life
You could finish that jar by continuing to dilute the Marmite to homeopathy levels, but at that rate, you'll be passing it on in your will. Alternatively, add a spoonful to savoury meals. It hits the salt and umami tastebuds, like adding MSG.
For me what it tastes like is if you take really mature cheddar, and subtract the cheese. Its just the salty sharpness.
Love It😅
It does grow on you the more you eat, its good if you put it on roast potatoes before cooking them too
Let me see for me: piece of toast, thinly spread butter and thickly spread with Marmite and cover with grated cheese, then under the grill for 1 minute and then serve.
Try it combined with crunchy peanut butter (on properly buttered toast). Sensational.
I've never seen anyone butter the toast before the marmite. Nothing makes it taste better as it is vile.
The yeast extract is actually a waste byproduct of brewing, which is why Marmite is based in Burton on Trent and the London plant closed when most of London's breweries closed.
Marmite goes really well with bacon on a crumpet or in a bread roll
Crumpets+butter+marmite+melted cheddar. Can't get a much better snack than that in my opinion.
Marmite and peanut butter together is also tasty on crumpets😃
As a Marmite lover I have to say you definitely did NOT put too much on. I usually spread it thick like any other spread. Hmmmm, delicious.
Woud be interested to see you try the lower salt version.
As for why anybody would ponder the idea of processing brewer's yeast: Brewing is one of the oldest ways to process foodstuffs. It used to be a way to make water safe for consumption; that's why even children drank beer. Brewers HATE to waste anything. The boiled out remnants of barley are made into a low value flour, and used as animal feed. The cotton used to filter the beer is made into absorbent coasters.
It was only natural that they would look for ways to make use of the spent yeast.
As for if I like it: Yes very much. We have a comparable product in Switzerland, called Cenovis. Yeast extract is pure umami goodness, just like Maggi or fermented anchovies.
Good effort mate👍
Toast one side of a slice of bread put cheese on the non toasted side apply a thin smear of marmite onto the cheese pur back under the grill and enjoy eating a master piece when cheese is melted 😊
In porridge in Malaysia
I am a 76 ear old Englishman who has never eatemn Marmite and I will not be trying it in the rest of my life.
Smart chap !
You're missing out, all the yeast extracts, apart from tasting delicious, have many health benefits, and a real boost to one's immune system......
That's sad 😢
Try it, you might luv it, all the own brand yeast extracts are great and much cheaper......