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Playing with their food: UK residents make 'Marmart.'
by Kaitlin | May 10, 2007 at 02:07 pm
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Marmite is definitely not a condiment I've spent some time with--Canadians tend only to consume it when they're friends with a Brit, a Kiwi or an Aussie--and then only under extreme duress. It's a polarizing food, for sure, but those who love it, love it a lot.
When the company came out with a new squeezable version of their spread, they decided to market it a little different. Recognizing the...shall we say..."hearty" quality of the molasses-based spread, Marmite makers started a campaign called "Marmart" and encouraged people to make their meals into an art project.
New squeezy Marmite - you love it or hate it, you may have showered in it, or tried to bury it for good, but ever thought of drawing with it?


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at 14:11 on May 10th, 2007
The antipodeans eat Vegemite, which is a very different creature. To me, the big news is that Marmite is squeezable. Marmite, a coffee and a glass of Berocca: the trinity of hangover cures.
at 19:36 on May 10th, 2007
Kaitlin, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 02:34 on May 11th, 2007
Ecchh! But good stuff, Kaitlin.
at 02:52 on May 16th, 2007
Marmite isn't "molasses based"... it's a yeast extract; a by product of the brewing industry. There is a version in New Zealand that tastes very different and that contains sugar and caramel but the original Marmite is Yeast Extract, Salt, Vegetable Extract, Vitamin: Niacin, Spices, Vitamins: B1, B2, Folic Acid, B12.
Personally, I think the squeezable jar is a mistake... it was perfect just the way it was.