But what is VEGEMITE ?
Ce week-end Clémence a reçu des mains de Joan et Jim son stock supplémentaire de Vegemite, entre le mini-pot trouvé à Quimper ( si ), les 500g ramenés via Valérie d'Australie et les 3 tubes via J&J, les réserves devraient durer jusque 2009 et notre séjour Down Under.
Il existe bien des dates de péremption mais bon... de l'avis des puristes un tel produit ne périme pas !
Pour les non initiés, un peu d'histoire...
What is Vegemite?
, qui voulait produire l'aliment le plus riche en vitamine B possible ! Très vite la Vegemite a été utilisée par les médecins pour combler certaines carences, et, durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle faisait officiellement partie du bagage de chaque soldat australien envoyé au front ! Le pays entier a été obligé de se rationner pour assurer l'approvisionnement des troupes ! Alors que les australiens raffolent littéralement de cette pâte à tartiner (9 foyers sur 10 possèdent un pot dans ses placards !), la plupart des " non-australiens " sont rebutés rien que par l'odeur qui s'élève du pot ! Il faut véritablement être né et élevé à la Vegemite depuis sa plus tendre enfance pour pouvoir en déguster des toasts entiers. A vous de goûter maintenant ! Vegemite is considered as much a part of Australia's heritage as kangaroos and the Holden cars. It is actually an Australian obsession that has become a unique and loved symbol of the nation. A Vegemite sandwich to an Australian kid is the equivalent of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to an American kid - but the taste is QUITE different! Vegemite is one of several yeast extract spreads sold in Australia. It is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract (a by-product of beer manufacture) and various vegetable and spice additives. It is very dark reddish-brown, almost black, in color, and one of the richest sources known of Vitamin B. It's thick like peanut butter, it's very salty, and it tastes like - well let's just say that it is an acquired taste! Australian children are brought up on Vegemite from the time they're babies. It is said that Australians are known to travel all over the world with at least one small jar of Vegemite in their luggage, for fear that they will not be able to find it. The main change to the original recipe in recent years has been to reduce the salt content from 10% to 8%. 30 jars are sold in Australia for every one exported. Vegemite is in nine out of ten pantries in Australia. 22.7 million jars of Vegemite are manufactured in Australia every year, that's 235 jars per minute.