International Yeast Extracts

Yeast extract spreads worldwide: Cenovis (Switzerland), Vitam-R (Germany), and regional variations.

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What is the German version of Marmite? Vitam-R, and Switzerland's Cenovis

What is the German version of Marmite? Vitam-R, and Switzerland's Cenovis

The German equivalent of Marmite is Vitam-R, made in Hameln since the 1920s; Switzerland has its own older version, Cenovis. Both are close cousins of the same idea: concentrated yeast, dark and salty, spread thinly on bread. How they compare, and why neither is quite the national icon Marmite is in Britain.

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