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25-OCT-2003 Neil Lawson

Happy Little Vegemite *

Hindmarsh Valley, South Australia

The national food of Australia. A uniquely Australian yeast extract. Almost everyone I know from other countries why have tried it think it is disgusting. It must be an aquired taste, as our kids grow up with it.

Cropped, a fence in the background cloned out, unsharp mask, background blurred.

Canon PowerShot S45
1/60s f/8.0 at 14.7mm with Flash full exif

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Guest 02-Nov-2003 19:05
What a cute pic and Vegimite is definately an aussie icon! I came from England and discovered you spread it thinly and it isn't bad with cheese sandwiches! My 9 year old however is a born and bred Aussie (Dad is a 5th Generation or something) and she plies it on THICK! Disgusting. Has to be something only a true Aussie would love.
Guest 31-Oct-2003 05:43
Nasty stuff, but good photo despite that.
iso320030-Oct-2003 20:44
This looks a bit like Marmite which we have in the UK, also a yeast based slop. Mrs iso loves it, I hate it. Your looks the same colour, similar jar, and leaves the same sort of marks on small boys faces ;-)
Gayle Knowles25-Oct-2003 10:47
Yummmm...the healthfood of a nation! Good stuff, Vegemite. Specially on toast. Good photo too, Neil, your boy looks like he loves his Vegemite!
Gayle
ctfchallenge25-Oct-2003 07:37
LOL, I just tried vegemite the first time a couple weeks ago. Have a neighbor from Australia and when I asked to try something distinctly Aussie he came back with vegemite. I wasn't disgusted by it, but certianly not my first choice for a bread spread! -Jason-