About
Vegemite is Australia’s most iconic food — a thick, intensely salty, dark brown yeast extract spread made from leftover brewer’s yeast. Invented in 1922, it is eaten daily by millions of Australians on buttered toast, crackers, or crumpets. The correct technique: a generous spread of butter, then a thin, thin scraping of Vegemite — it is not jam and should never be applied with a jam-like hand. Visitors invariably try it with too much and recoil; Australians find this endlessly amusing. It’s an acquired taste and a national identity marker.