Vegemite is used as a spread on toast.
So you have a nice big jar of the Australian spread called Vegemite in your pantry. Dark brown, thick and strong-flavored, Vegemite tends to inspire powerful opinions, both positive and negative, in those who have tasted it. What are you going to do with it? You can eat it as a spread or in various cooked dishes. You can rid your garden and kitchen of certain pests with it, too. And if you ever are on a ship crossing the Antarctic Circle, you might even get a Vegemite facial. That jar of yeast extract, salt, malt extract and "natural flavors" is really quite a versatile ingredient.
Instructions
Uses for Vegemite
1. Some people like Vegemite on peanut butter sandwiches.
Use Vegemite as a spread. Place a thin layer on buttered or plain toast. Vegemite also adds a tangy, salty flavor to a peanut butter or cheese sandwich, and adventurous types enjoy it on pancakes, Weetabix (a wheat cereal product), arrowroot biscuits or Scotch Finger biscuits, which are popular in Australia.
2. Vegemite makes gravy richer in flavor and color.
Make soups and gravies richer with Vegemite. With its deep, dark, salty taste, Vegemite can act as a substitute for beef extract and make your gravy a dark, rich shade of brown.
3. Cheese and Vegemite go together well in cooked meals.
Use Vegemite in cooked meals. Coat lamb chops or roast chicken with it to enhance flavor. Cooked vegetables benefit from a bit of butter mixed with Vegemite as a seasoning too. For more casual meals, make a ham, cheese and Vegemite pizza; or a puff pastry filled with cheese and Vegemite.
4. Mead is a wine made with honey and spices.
Perhaps you'd like to serve some home-brewed mead with your meal. A small amount of Vegemite can be added to the mixture when brewing mead, a wine made with honey and spices that originated in medieval times. Because it is a yeast-based extract and is rich in vitamins, Vegemite helps grow the yeast used to brew the beverage. (See Reference 6)
5. Snails and slugs are attracted to Vegemite baited traps.
When you finish cooking, rid your kitchen and garden of pests with leftover Vegemite. To make a fruit fly trap, fill half a large soda bottle with a mixture of Vegemite and water (adding a banana peel or two is optional). Punch small holes in the top third of the bottle, put the cap on the bottle and hang the trap in your kitchen. To capture slugs and snails in your garden, half-fill a small container with Vegemite dissolved in an equal amount of water. Place the open container near where slugs and snails have appeared. They will be attracted to the Vegemite and drown.
6. Vegemite goes well with shrimp too. Sometimes.
Finally, have a Vegemite facial, if you happen to be on a ship crossing the Arctic or Antarctic circles or the Equator. Ship's crews crossing those points often have hazing ceremonies for passengers, starring one crew member dressed up as King Neptune. Neptune may order you to have a Vegemite facial. At least it will go well with the necklace of shrimp you may be wearing. (See Reference 5)
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