Consulting the web, the most important thing to know about Marmite is apparently that it is NOT Vegemite. So what is it? Basically, it's beer yeast crap. Or more precisely, salty beer yeast crap.
Sculptor, Jeremy Fattorini has re-created Rodin's much loved sculpture, 'The Kiss', using Marmite to celebrate Valentines Day. Fattorini took nearly two and a half weeks to sculpt the 7ft replica statue which was coated in limited edition
Normally, just before valentines, you can pick up net bags of heart shaped Marmite portions. This year, things are different. How about this - Marmite with Champagne. Not only that, Selfridges are exclusively selling advance jars and 50 of them can be picked up with a silver engraved lid at a mere £145! True, true love for the one you love.
Oh dear God, what some people will do......
A short film made by Ollie for his Avant Garde film project (National Diploma Media at Guildford College). The main theme being an unhealthy obsession with Marmite.
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Marmite is a product that really does create a divide between those who love it, and those that hate it. In the seven years that I have been running this website, never has there been more interest in Marmite or the many Marmite products that are released.
We were looking at the menu of a very nice London restaurant on Saturday when one of my co-lunchers exclaimed:
"Monkfish tail "en marmite"??! Whaaaat? Fish in Marmite?"