tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post1629699772447372471..comments2024-01-22T21:37:03.862+13:00Comments on Wanda Harland: Vegemite vs MarmiteMartha Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-56409885174532188152007-05-03T12:59:00.000+12:002007-05-03T12:59:00.000+12:00I'm with Joanna - born and bred NZer, but hate the...I'm with Joanna - born and bred NZer, but hate the black gunk, and would prefer super crunchy peanut butter (utter peanut butter nutter) anyday!miss_sephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163078369083935668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-89905370614203608752007-05-02T10:31:00.000+12:002007-05-02T10:31:00.000+12:00Brought up Vegemite, and, having just escaped from...Brought up Vegemite, and, having just escaped from a Marmite household, one of the greatest joys in moving into my own place was stocking up on Vegemite.<BR/><BR/>Marmite is an abomination--it's sweet for goodness sake! That's just not holy.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117167487397989749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-31086644486487242502007-05-02T09:18:00.000+12:002007-05-02T09:18:00.000+12:00thing is, i fully belive that nz vegemite and marm...thing is, i fully belive that nz vegemite and marmite just come out of the same big vat. 'member when we used to think that marmite was made of meat though? anyhow, it's english marmite that really devides the massess. horrible molasses (sp?) of salty yuck!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-27868001994687465222007-05-01T10:53:00.000+12:002007-05-01T10:53:00.000+12:00There isn't an option for me, if there were it wou...There isn't an option for me, if there were it would need to be "I wasn't born in NZ, I dislike all of them, but sometimes cook with British Marmite, which is totally different, and marketed here under the name Our Mate, and which tastes marvellous when smeared lightly on pastry in a pie, especially if the pie has bacon in it"<BR/><BR/>howzatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-14482331790270581802007-05-01T10:02:00.000+12:002007-05-01T10:02:00.000+12:00I'm with Joanna. I had to pretend to not be from N...I'm with Joanna. I had to pretend to not be from NZ to vote.The Editterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656000178697454370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-59593319070334491502007-05-01T04:21:00.000+12:002007-05-01T04:21:00.000+12:00My goodness, I was having this very conversation o...My goodness, I was having this very conversation on Saturday morning. Have you bugged my kitchen?<BR/><BR/>Grew up in central Europe with Scottish parents who all but force-fed me Marmite and Bovril. I myself prefer Nutella. The first I ever heard about Vegemite was in that Aussie pop song whose name I have momentarily forgotten. Men at Work?<BR/><BR/>So what is the difference anyway?spentrailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499870410545220998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-68697071911878966502007-04-30T23:46:00.000+12:002007-04-30T23:46:00.000+12:00But I was born here, and I hate that shit. Give me...But <I>I</I> was born here, and I hate that shit. Give me butter by itself, or nutella or peanut butter any day...Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008483742089694792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-27695836021225678042007-04-30T23:37:00.000+12:002007-04-30T23:37:00.000+12:00Martha - in your incarnation as a female blogger. ...Martha - in your incarnation as a female blogger. Have you been keeping tabs on Public Address System - especially the Tze mok's Yellow Peril thread? I very shyly posted and then ran away.. umm but went back for Deborah's post. Crikey. <BR/>Can you do a poll on how many glasses of wine it takes to post a great dissertation on present day feminism? Unfortunately my own love of certain grape Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605780712619526426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-10109660783386125452007-04-30T21:52:00.000+12:002007-04-30T21:52:00.000+12:00I'm a marmite gal, but my parents only eat vegemit...I'm a marmite gal, but my parents only eat vegemite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-70549577587884253442007-04-30T20:41:00.000+12:002007-04-30T20:41:00.000+12:00Good! It was a very flakey theory to begin with l...Good! It was a very flakey theory to begin with loosely based on a) being a blogger who sometimes puts idle thoughts into words and b) politics (don't ask).Martha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-91788699817743487602007-04-30T20:38:00.000+12:002007-04-30T20:38:00.000+12:00erm to clarify - i think i've shot that theory out...erm to clarify - i think i've shot that theory out of the water. <BR/>Yes I'm a Kiwi - and yes I switched gunk preference to vegemite .. now, if only finding a flag to swear by was only a matter of taste [buds].Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605780712619526426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-45260481995804993082007-04-30T20:10:00.000+12:002007-04-30T20:10:00.000+12:00Ah, weirdly I was bought up on Marmite - high coun...Ah, weirdly I was bought up on Marmite - high country girl from the deep South. <BR/>But! When introduced to the delights of vegemite - [something to do with shifting to my natural home at sea level] I couldn't stand previous brown gunk anymore.<BR/>Now committed to life on the ocean wave - and a true vegemite convert.<BR/>Nature/Nuture? - or just tastes better - i reckon.<BR/>Ps totally allergicUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605780712619526426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-85587566201316615102007-04-30T18:40:00.000+12:002007-04-30T18:40:00.000+12:00Brilliant - another poll I can hijack thru' multip...Brilliant - another poll I can hijack thru' multiple voting. Whoops, sorry. But I bet Marmite wins. Cause it's a boy name. I mean who would admit to vegemite. Anyway this sure beats the telecom debate over on the Drury channel, or the inane IT shite lathered all over my RSS feed. Matha - you're living in the love of the common people ... see you tmrw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-892164778535780122007-04-30T18:14:00.000+12:002007-04-30T18:14:00.000+12:00I am glad that important issues are being aired he...I am glad that important issues are being aired here. I am alarmed by the preponderance of trivia in the mass media, and it is heartwarming to see someone fighting for sanity.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-42062952395027299062007-04-30T16:32:00.000+12:002007-04-30T16:32:00.000+12:00Nobody admits to that.Nobody admits to that.Martha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-27128313030872214502007-04-30T16:28:00.000+12:002007-04-30T16:28:00.000+12:00What about a "Can't tell the difference" option?What about a "Can't tell the difference" option?llewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561709142491895984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-86822900496212405162007-04-30T16:25:00.000+12:002007-04-30T16:25:00.000+12:00Impossible. Nobody born here feels that way.Impossible. Nobody born here feels that way.Martha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-61185673947179494192007-04-30T16:22:00.000+12:002007-04-30T16:22:00.000+12:00How about "I am from NZ and I think you're freaks ...How about "I <I>am</I> from NZ and I think you're freaks for liking that black gunk" as an option?Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008483742089694792noreply@blogger.com