London Ninja

When in Rome…do as the Romans do…

Well, I am in the UK, and I tried to do as the Brits do today…which is eat Marmite. For those of you that do not know what Marmite is, this is what it is in all its glory:

Marmite is a British savoury spread made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing.

It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful taste that polarises consumer opinion. This is reflected in the company’s marketing slogan: “Love it or hate it”.

I took a piece of toasted bread and spread the dark honey-like matter on top and went back to my desk to enjoy a tasty afternoon snack. It actually tasted quite nice…that is if you define nice as the complete opposite of “tastes good”. Generally I would put this somewhere around eating mud and fecal matter of a small to medium sized rodent. I took exactly one bite before throwing the rest of it in the trash and chugging a can of Coke Zero. WTF. That stuff tastes just like you would think yeast tastes like. And, by yeast I mean yeast infection. I would recommend that you just take my word for it rather than going through the motions yourself….Marmite tastes like arse(British for ass).

Whoever coined “When in Rome…” apparently never tasted Marmite…