British Culture

Marmite as a cultural phenomenon: its role in British identity, pop culture references, advertising campaigns, and the "Love it or Hate it" divide.

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For the Marmite fan who has everything.....

Not all that glitters is gold. In this case, it was solid silver, let me explain. Whilst walking down Neal St., one of my favorite streets in London, I passed Perpetuity , a jewelers of high regard. What was it that cought my eye? Two jars of Marmite in the shop window with solid silver tops.

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On the origins of the word Marmite

From www.nakedtranslations.com [site appears to be dead] We were looking at the menu of a very nice London restaurant on Saturday when one of my co-lunchers exclaimed: "Monkfish tail "en marmite"??! Whaaaat? Fish in Marmite?" Tut tut. Those Engleesh. I reassured my friend: "Of course not.

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Press & Contact information

There has alway been fantastic press interest in the I Love/ I Hate Marmite websites. I am happy to be available for press, radio and television, about the appeal of anything Marmite. Please feel free to contact me at this email address [seamus [email protected]] .

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I looooovvvvveeeeee Marmite

I dunno whether any of you lot are as serious about your marmite as I am, well let me tell you I looooovvvvveeeeee the stuff i get cravings for it, I just have to have it. Well anyway this page has stemmed from the fact the Marmite don't really have a web site so I thought I'd help 'em out a bit and do my own little s

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The devils spawn

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!

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An Ode to Marmite

The Joy of Marmite I spread my Marmite sparingly, upon my buttered toast Of all the things to put on bread, it's what I like the most.

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