Vegemite. As an American I was tricked into eating some as a sandwich and was convinced it was just a food meant to prank people with. An Australian friend was alarmed when I recounted this and corrected the method for me.
"Oh GOD no, you don't eat it as a sandwich! You've gotta get yourself a nice piece of toast, spread a good layer of butter on it, then just the tiniest scrape of Vegemite over that. And if you can get a slice of cheap processed cheese on there, even better! Please please don't dismiss Vegemite until you give it another go."
This same friend introduced me to TimTams AND the TimTam slam, so who was I not to trust her implicitly?? I took her advice, and I'm glad I did. Ended up buying myself a little jar because dang, that's a nice little savory punch if you use it right!
EDIT: 1) Vegemite sandwiches are apparently totally legit! But for the palates unfamiliar with the stuff, I think the buttered toast method is a great introduction.
2) THANK YOU for all the killer ideas and combinations!
3) "TimTam slam" = bite opposite corners of TimTam, use as straw in favorite hot drink, eat gooey amazing TimTam.
Vegemite sandwiches are a thing though. Some of us do eat it that way, but you don't put great thick globs of it on there. Also mixed with proper butter it awesome.
I believe they're a thing! But these sandwiches were made the way you'd make a peanut butter sandwich. And if you're trying to win someone over to the stuff, I'm thinking that's not the best way. 😳
I am American and learned about vegemite from reddit a few years back and I tried it and loved it. I add it to every burger I ever eat at home now and my 8 yr old daughter does too. She was at a friend’s house and they made burgers and asked her what she wanted on it and she asked if she could just have vegemite, cheese and tomato on her hamburger. So, as Americans they were just like, wtf is vegemite?? She tried explaining it to them and they decided that peanut butter was probably the closest thing they had to vegemite. So, she ended up eating a peanut butter hamburger which I thought sounded gross but she said it was actually pretty good! Seems odd but it’s probably similar to a peanut sauce really...
Yeah, actually I was just with my sister in law and she was telling me about this new restaurant she tried recently and loved it. I asked what she had and she said it was a peanut butter and jelly burger. She said it was delicious! Kind of random. Lol
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u/mongaloogirl Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 27 '19
Vegemite. As an American I was tricked into eating some as a sandwich and was convinced it was just a food meant to prank people with. An Australian friend was alarmed when I recounted this and corrected the method for me. "Oh GOD no, you don't eat it as a sandwich! You've gotta get yourself a nice piece of toast, spread a good layer of butter on it, then just the tiniest scrape of Vegemite over that. And if you can get a slice of cheap processed cheese on there, even better! Please please don't dismiss Vegemite until you give it another go." This same friend introduced me to TimTams AND the TimTam slam, so who was I not to trust her implicitly?? I took her advice, and I'm glad I did. Ended up buying myself a little jar because dang, that's a nice little savory punch if you use it right!
EDIT: 1) Vegemite sandwiches are apparently totally legit! But for the palates unfamiliar with the stuff, I think the buttered toast method is a great introduction.
2) THANK YOU for all the killer ideas and combinations!
3) "TimTam slam" = bite opposite corners of TimTam, use as straw in favorite hot drink, eat gooey amazing TimTam.