I grew up eating Marmite which is made from yeast and vegetable extract and hails from England. It is a gooey dark brown almost black paste that has an intense salty, savoury flavour to it. You either love it or hate it (which is the marketing slogan). and most of my friends do indeed hate it as they didn’t grow up eating it. It is great spread on toast especially if you add cheese. Most people only spread a thin layer on as it is quite powerful stuff but my cousin Graeme and I lay it on thick-as we always say “the thicker the better”. You can also add it to hot water to make a nice cup of broth, or to some of your recipes that call for an asian flavour as it has a somewhat comparable flavour to soy sauce. It is suitable for vegans and vegetarians (which I am not) as a great substitute for bovril.It comes in a glass jar either small or large and now comes in a plastic squeeze bottle–a great idea. I was recently given a squeeze bottle from my friend Maxine when she got back from England-thanks Max!
Marmite glass and squeeze bottles with the new Marmite Cheddar Bites and Piccalilli
Marmite is available in many countries and I used to be able to buy it in Canada when I lived there though it was much more expensive than in England. Unfortunately it is not found here in Mexico which means I now have to stock pile it or rely on friends and family who visit England to bring me a jar back. My mom recently came to Cancun and she brought with her a new Marmite product called Marmite Cheese Bites I have one word to describe this little piece of heaven YUMMY. It is cheddar cheese infused with Marmite and encased in black wax.We are eating it slowly bit by bit to prolong our pleasure.
When I decided to write this post I was curious to see what results would come back from googling Marmite and I was pleasantly surprised by 566,000 results. I also checked out their website and discovered some more new products like Marmite bread sticks, Marmite rice cakes, Marmite crisps and Marmite cashews. What is a girl to do with all these new Marmite inspired goodies and nowhere to buy them? I don’t think they even have them in Canada yet. Has anyone seen them and if so where? 
I must of course mention Marmite’s inferior knock off called Vegemite that hails from Australia and it too has vegetable extract as well as yeast extract. It is much weaker than Marmite and has had Brits and Aussies debating which one is better for years and years. My Aussie friend and I have had many heated debates over wine as to which one is superior …which of course is Marmite
I could go on and on raving about this elixir from the gods but I am afraid that until you try it out you just can’t truly understand what Marmite is all about besides I am hungry now and I think I will make myself a cheese and Marmite sandwich with Piccalilli - another great British product but I will save that for another post.
Power to the Marmite!
Truly the world’s greatest savory treat!! No other dark rich salty spread can compare. Vegemite…HA…They even had to try to copy the name please!!!!….this copy cat is not in the same class!….This new cheeessssyyyyy…….marmite little wax creation has me now on the hunt…..please do tell were you found this gem.????…. My mum just got back from England and brought a ….big!!!!! squeeze bottle of the …..BLACK GOLD!!! with the added bonus of a Paddington Bear carrying his very own marmite briefcase.
Let no man or woman take away the Black Gold from us, or attempt to replace it with that feeeeeeebbbllleee copy cat …..
Great blog….I will now go fourth and spread the word.
God Bless you for writing about the mighty Marmite.
OMG–you had me rolling on the floor–My mom was given the Marmite Cheese Bits from someone in Montreal so maybe they do have it in Vancouver!! Save some for me!!
A Great Blog and a Great response from Graeme – loved reading them both
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I will now go forth and spread the Marmite because yes, yes indeed, we do have Marmite in our condo.
Marmmmmite!! as I said on your Blog Norm try it with Bacon,best on is mix it with Peanut Butter and Spread it on Just about anything! I’m not so keen on Marmite Crisps! I’d sooner buy plain and dip them into the Marmite, add peanut butter as well mmmmmmm! sheer bliss! reading this I had to eat! Guess What???? Malt Loaf Peanut/marmite butter mm! x Spread the word “Marmite”
Are you for real?….peanut and Marmite? hum…….
Something we will have to try!!
Just tried Marmite and peanut butter!!! YUMMY!!!!
The Marmite cheesy wax creation was brought to Montréal by a visiting English friend, it was then taken to Vancouver and subsequently down to Cancun for Ashlie’s eating pleasure.
So very much doubt it’s available in Canada.
We lovers of the mighty Marmite go to great lengths to feed our addiction to the Black Gold as Graeme so aptly called it!
Tonight is the night!!!!!
I was issued a rather rude challenge from an English friend to try Marmite. As I don’t think I’m a good candidate to suffer alone, I decided to base a get together around the event. So tonight myself, and a few of my friends, are getting together at the Salle Auriol Seattle (our fencing club) to try the stuff.
I’ll be bringing a toaster for bread (white???), butter, and the makings for tea. I absolutely refuse to co-mingle Marmite with peanut butter though!!!!!
I’m thinking that beer will help wash it down …………… Any ideas for for wine pairings?????
Hello Monica,
So what is the verdict? Did you like it and most importantly did you find a good wine to go with Marmite?
Also, don’t rule out Marmite and peanut butter just yet, it truly is a worthy combination.
Wow, I never realised there was such a Marmite reverance!!! You`ve made me want to get some as I remember eating it as a child…I wonder what products I might find in Japan. They have every sort of import here.
I can imagine that you can get your hands on the marmite cheddar cheese–if so you must get that–YUMMY!
Just found your blog Ashlie, it’s great, you write so well, congratulations!
I was debating as to what to have for breakfast, now I know- thanks!
Incidentally, the Marmite/Peanut Butter mix took me back to my school days when we pretty much lived off Marmite/Nutella sandwiches. From what I recall they were yummy, but it could have had something to do with the unsavory British school meals!
Try it, I would be interested in your opinion.
Thanks Max…I will definitely check out Marmite with Nutella!!–sounds heavenly!