You ether
love it or hate it!
Marmite is a sticky dark brown product
which has a powerful flavor and is extremely salty! I like Marmite
and if I can, I like to encourage other people to try it. Recently
through my random browsing of the internet and YouTube I came
across a video of an English man living in Japan. The video was
about him introducing his friends to this delicacy.
At first things went well right until I
saw how he presented the Marmite to his friends to try. I was
shocked! Ether this man has never eaten Marmite himself or he was
trying to guarantee his friends would not like it? (comedy value for
the video perhaps?) He passed his friend a limp slice of white
bread smeared in Marmite and quite thickly too! Now I like Marmite
but if you were to offer it me like that I would refuse to eat it!
I've eaten Marmite on sliced bread,
it's not ideal but done right it's OK. If you try to spread Marmite
onto bread you'll find the bread absorbs the Marmite and you have to
spread it quite thickly. You need to apply butter to the bread
first, not thickly! Then you'll find the Marmite spreads easily and
evenly meaning you don't need to use a lot to get an even coating.
My personal preference is to eat
Marmite on toast. You need to allow the toast to stand a few minuets
to allow it to cool and become crispy. You can then spread butter
onto it without it melting and then spread the Marmite over this in a
thin even coating! You'll find the butter and the Marmite
compliment each other without being overpowering which Marmite can
be!
I would also like to comment on the
presentation of the food! Who only spreads half a slice? Or just
randomly smears the bread with the Marmite. Food has to look nice in
order to be enjoyed and this certainly did not look nice.
I would like to think that if these
unfortunate people had been presented with bread or toast which had
been properly prepared there might have been a good chance they would
of enjoyed the experience.
Near the end of the video, just in case
their was any lingering doubt's in the producers mind that his
friends might be harboring feelings that Marmite might actually be
nice he offers them a spatula laden with Marmite and asks them to eat
it neat out of the jar … Vinegar or salt are nice when added to
food in moderation but we would never up end them into our mouths!
Why he thought it was a good idea is beyond me? (again comedy value?)
I do find his videos quite funny and
the criticism of this video aside I would recommend too my readers
that they watch his other videos!
I think I will like... haha
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