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The devils spawn

By: Seamus Waldron Published: 28 July 2001

>>would you tell me what Marmite means?
>
>It's a sort of thick black spread. It's made from yeast extract and
>you either love it or hate it. Me? I love the stuff and buy the
>biggest jars I can (it's cheaper in the long run). My current vice is
>a marmite and peanut butter sandwiches.


Nonononono! It's the spawn of the devil, vile disgusting stuff!

>The aussies have an equivalent product called vegemite.
>
>(My mate, your mate, his mate, her mate, my mate.... Marmite)


I hate Marmite!

>I feel sure that someone, somewhere will have put together a Marmite
>shrine on the WWW.


I feel a desecration coming on!

I'm afraid Marmite is one of those things you either love or hate.

Update, 2024: The Hate Party position is now partially explained by genetics. The SIX3 olfactory gene is implicated. See Whether you love or hate Marmite is, partly, in your DNA.

Provenance: Originally published on ilovemarmite.com (the site's original domain, 2000–2016). Republished here on ilovemarmite.co.uk in 2025 after the .com domain was lost. Original publication date preserved above.

Tags: marmitearchivedloveitorhateitvegemiteyeastextractbritishfoodusenetfanmail
Categories: Pop Culture References , British Culture , Love It or Hate It Phenomenon

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