Originally Posted by pcsanity1
During our 3 weeks in OZ last year, I was curious about vegemite. I would not personally say it is horrible, but just had a rather salty flavor to me. Local folks seemed to love it though!
Vegemite is the Australian equivalent of the UK's Marmite. I cant stand either but they have their use. (I can only think of one) On the longer bike rides that I do, I get fed up with the taste of the drink additive, and glucose tablets and powerbars. It gets to the stage where if I so much as look at the bottle, I upchuck. A couple of Marmite sandwiches works wonders, clears the palate completely, gives an overdose of essential salts, and reminds me of yet another reason as to why I won't be entering any more gruelling rides, until the next one.
BTW. I have seen Marmite cycling jerseys in the UK.