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where to buy vegemite?

mw11215
mw11215
edited November -1 in Park Slope
anyone know where i can buy some vegemite in p.slope?

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  • MOD
    MOD
    Do you come from a land down under?
    Where women glow and men plunder?
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    I would call Back to the Land. They seem to have everything.
  • fitzroy sq
    fitzroy sq
    Try Java Joe's on 8th street at 7th Ave. It's up 8th street a little, not on the avenue. They have a lot of English products. But it's more likely to have Marmite than Vegemite if there's a difference to you. It's all ear wax to me.
  • mw11215
    mw11215
    Mamacita wrote: Do you come from a land down under?
    Where women glow and men plunder?
    we chunder, mate. fair dinkum.

    and thx to the rest of you - i'll check those places out.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    I am almost positive that Key Food on 5th Avenue carries it, they have a lot of imported goodies like that.
  • hilleryocsnally
    hilleryocsnally
    Ditto what LTS says. I'm fairly certain Fairway has it too. Why anybody wants to eat it is till a mystery to me ;-)
  • garfunky
    garfunky
    http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=vegemite&find_loc=New+York,+NY

    according to Yelp you can get it in the slope at 370 5th avenue...

    google is an amazing thing
  • j0518
    j0518
    a wild card would be Get Fresh market, if they still have the "market" concept to them. can't forget their chef wouldn't be seen without his trusty Marmite on "Top Chef."
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    marmite and Vegemite are different things from what I remember.

    370 5th Avenue? that has got to be either Get Fresh or Park Slope Tea and Coffee because the junior high is 350 5th Avenue.
  • metalnyc
    metalnyc
    Key Foods on 5th does have it. They have a whole section for the Brits and Aussies.
  • fitzroy sq
    fitzroy sq
    Or you can buy bread from a man in Brussels who is six foot four and full of muscles. If you ask him if he speaks your language, he’ll just smile and give you a Vegemite sandwich.

    But the Key on 5th might be more convenient.
  • aeiou
    aeiou
    ^convenience = nothing compared to a 6'4" and full of muscles man from Brussels. I'll take one of those instead of vegemite any day!
  • fitzroy sq
    fitzroy sq
    If Jean Claude Van Dam floats your boat then you're in luck - though he's not 6'4".
  • germfree!
    germfree!
    metalnyc wrote: Key Foods on 5th does have it. They have a whole section for the Brits and Aussies.
    Nope, never, They have Marmite. I order my Vegemite online from "Simply Australian." For all your homeland cravings. Good luck.
  • danny hellman
    danny hellman
    Is there really a difference between Marmite and Vegemite? I thought that they were both competing brands of an identical product, (a brown, gluey sludge scraped off the bottom of brewery vats).
  • MOD
    MOD
    Fitzroy Sq wrote: Or you can buy bread from a man in Brussels who is six foot four and full of muscles. If you ask him if he speaks your language, he’ll just smile and give you a Vegemite sandwich.

    But the Key on 5th might be more convenient.
    Funny on the way to Key Foods:
    I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
    She took me in and gave me breakfast
    And she said, "Do you come from a land down under?
    Where women glow and men plunder?
    Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
    You better run, you better take cover."

    :shock: Ok I'm done.... damn 80's!
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    Marmite (pronounced /ˈmɑ:maɪt/) is the name given to two similar food spreads: a British version produced in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and a version produced in New Zealand. Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing, and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans[1].

    The British version of the product is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavour, which is extremely salty and savoury with umami qualities, somewhat comparable to soy sauce. This distinctive taste is reflected in the British company's marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it." It is similar to the Australian and New Zealand Vegemite and Swiss Cenovis.

    The distinctive product was originally British, but a version with a noticeably different taste[citation needed] has been manufactured in New Zealand since 1919, and this is the dominant version in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

    The image on the front of the British jar shows a "marmite" (French: [maʀmit]), a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot.[2] The British Marmite was originally supplied in earthenware pots, but since the 1920s has been sold in glass jars that approximate the shape of such pots.[3] A thinner version in squeezable plastic jars was introduced in March 2006.



    Vegemite (pronounced /ˈvɛdʒəˌmaɪt/)[1][2] or /ˈvɛdʒiˌmaɪt/ is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries such as Cheesymite scroll. It is similar to British, New Zealand, and South African Marmite and to Swiss Cenovis.

    Vegemite is made from used brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacturing, and various vegetable and spice additives. It is salty, slightly bitter, and malty — similar to beef bouillon. The texture is smooth and sticky. It is not as intensely flavoured as British Marmite and it is less sweet than the New Zealand version of Marmite.

    Vegemite has not been successfully marketed in other countries, apart from New Zealand and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom, despite being owned by US food company Kraft Foods. When seen in the United States, the Vegemite label often does not contain the Kraft logo.[citation needed]
  • garfunky
    garfunky
    "I come from a land down under
    Where beer does flow and men chunder...

    in addition to learning the correct alt chorus
    ive also learned i used to go a-chundering quite often.

    Im not sure why Alice Springs being a potential lesbian capital of the world keeps encroaching on my searches however.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    So, did the OP ever get their vegemite?
  • mw11215
    mw11215
    not yet. i intend to search this weekend based on the suggestions above. marmite is NOT an option.
  • brokechick
    brokechick
    if you're willing to venture out of the slope, tuck shop in manhattan DEFINITELY stocks it.

    http://www.tuckshopnyc.com/info.php
  • germfree!
    germfree!
    Danny Hellman wrote: Is there really a difference between Marmite and Vegemite? I thought that they were both competing brands of an identical product, (a brown, gluey sludge scraped off the bottom of brewery vats).
    Marmite is sweeter and more gluggy. Vegemite is the real deal.
  • independent mind
    independent mind
    Is marmite made from wombats?