More like the English equivalent of natto, its slogan is clear enough: "Love it or hate it".
I understand (most of) their reactions though, marmite is not pleasant at all if you're not used to it as its flavour is powerful and extremely salty (I heard than Australian marmite is sweeter but I can't tell for sure if it's true or not).
.P.S.: Is there anything Akagi dislikes? She seems to love anything that's considered edible... She's like a personification of Kirby.
.P.S.: Is there anything Akagi dislikes? She seems to love anything that's considered edible... She's like a personification of Kirby.
I'm pretty sure I've seen Akagi dislike some kind of food at some point but I can't remember well, also she can eat Hiei's curry sometimes and like it no matter how bad it taste.
I'm pretty sure I've seen Akagi dislike some kind of food at some point but I can't remember well, also she can eat Hiei's curry sometimes and like it no matter how bad it taste.
That cannot be!! I-I mean, she even willingly ate Hiei's curry
Ikkun said:
More like the English equivalent of natto, its slogan is clear enough: "Love it or hate it".
Also, should we take this opportunity to list out some "love it or hate it" food worldwide? For example, natto from Japan, Marmite from the UK, durian from Southeast Asia...
Also, should we take this opportunity to list out some "love it or hate it" food worldwide? For example, natto from Japan, Marmite from the UK, durian from Southeast Asia...
Lutefisk... When you use lye to cook cod the result can't be good (even if I heard than in Scandinavian countries is quite a delicacy)
That cannot be!! I-I mean, she even willingly ate Hiei's curry
Also, should we take this opportunity to list out some "love it or hate it" food worldwide? For example, natto from Japan, Marmite from the UK, durian from Southeast Asia...
That 'preserved' rotten fish in the can AKA surstromming, Kiviak... Well I've listed enough fish. How about casu marzu for a spin? or rotten tofu from china?
Being of NZ extraction, our Marmite is different from the UK's (you can get the UK version though) and we have the similarly-flavoured Vegemite. One's sweeter, the other saltier - both look like engine grease and taste delicious on toast with lashings of fresh butter.
Also, if you have a chance, try using Marmite for a pasta sauce, like pesto. It works surprisingly well!
(And curiously, I find that Soy+Butter has a very Marmite-like taste)
I can't tell for sure since in my country (Spain) despite having quite a few amount of cod based dishes, lutefisk is not one of those (thankfully).
What I know about it is thanks to cooking channels and docummentaries from channels like Discovery Channel and the like. From what I've seen/heard from such sources it's usually described like a dish with jelly-like texture, an extremely unpleasant stench and a taste that resembles that of soap (which makes sense since it's been submerged in lye).
Being of NZ extraction, our Marmite is different from the UK's (you can get the UK version though) and we have the similarly-flavoured Vegemite. One's sweeter, the other saltier - both look like engine grease and taste delicious on toast with lashings of fresh butter.
Also, if you have a chance, try using Marmite for a pasta sauce, like pesto. It works surprisingly well!
(And curiously, I find that Soy+Butter has a very Marmite-like taste)
So do you butter the toast and then spread the thin layer of Marmite, or the reverse?
I've had Vegemite, which was... okay.
And I still say they could've done beans on toast if they wanted to give Kongou a taste of England.
Also, if you have a chance, try using Marmite for a pasta sauce, like pesto. It works surprisingly well!
(And curiously, I find that Soy+Butter has a very Marmite-like taste)
Soy and butter together taste like Marmite? Yeaaah, time to taste one, since i haven't found one on my local mart/supermarket even though i'm curious..
Will Marmite make a good base for a fried rice? We use soy sauce and butter to stir fry the rice, perhaps it'd be good together?
OMGkillitwithfire said: durian from Southeast Asia...
Dude, durian? durian is awesome, its taste great, I dunno about marmite, but i guessing that marmite is the kind of food with extreme taste which not many people could handle it.
Ikkun said: From what I've seen/heard from such sources it's usually described like a dish with jelly-like texture, an extremely unpleasant stench and a taste that resembles that of soap (which makes sense since it's been submerged in lye).
Tastes like soap... how did the people stomach them then?
Paracite said: 'mite fried rice can be delicious! And 'mite chicken is too (in a marinade, and especially when BBQ'd)
I'll see if I can find some Marmite in my local supermarket to try it out then.
western gunner said: Dude, durian? durian is awesome, its taste great, I dunno about marmite, but i guessing that marmite is the kind of food with extreme taste which not many people could handle it.
I personally have a love-hate relationship with durian. I can't stand the pungent smell of durian but it tastes great in my opinion. The sweet taste and creamy texture makes it very savory.
Having grown up with soy sauce, I always thought Marmite just tasted like burnt soy sauce. Put a bit on rice and it could pass as any other of those "liquid seasonings" out there.
Balut over here. Foreigners and some of the less daring tend to be put off by it. But most of my family love it.
I love the reaction of foreigners to balut like they just saw the most horrific thing ever... which to be fair, considering you're eating an almost-formed duck while still in an egg and where it's whole enough for you to see the entire creature as is in all its biologically liquid glory...
Doesn't stop it tasting delicious though =3
As for Marmite and Vegemite, they're great if used for stuff like empanada filling or other foods using ground meat.
I've had Vegemite. Taste pretty good. Now I feel like hunting down some Marmite from the local import supermarket and have some for breakfast.
Regarding durian, most of the deterrent factor is in fact the extremely pungent smell. Some people (even local Thai) can't stand the smell - they'd practically throw up just being in the same room with someone else who had just finished eating some durian. Once you get past the smell, it tastes like a sweetened butter.
Be mindful, though, that it has a pretty high concentration of sulfides and should never (under any and all circumstances) be eaten in the same sitting as alcohol. Unless you want to commit suicide by alcohol poisoning, that is.
That cannot be!! I-I mean, she even willingly ate Hiei's curry
Also, should we take this opportunity to list out some "love it or hate it" food worldwide? For example, natto from Japan, Marmite from the UK, durian from Southeast Asia...
Lutefisk... When you use lye to cook cod the result can't be good (even if I heard than in Scandinavian countries is quite a delicacy)
Actually, it's not a delicacy. Scandanavian countries historically didn't have access to much salt for preserving their fish, so lutefisk was preserved (not cooked) with lye simply because it's better than letting fish rot. Depending on the fish, it's actually a sort of flavorless jelly that's dunked in sauce to make flavorful that was eaten as a staple when there was nothing else to eat.
It's ironically eaten as a "delicacy" only in the United States by people of Scandinavian descent who want some connection to their heritage, and more lutefisk is eaten in the USA than Scandinavia nowadays.
Lutefisk, for that matter, just has a weird texture. If you REALLY want a strange cultural acquired taste, try Surströmming; It's "sour herring" made by preserving a herring with juuuust barely enough salt to prevent the fish from going completely rotten, but "fermented" (read: partially rotten) enough to smell like the dumpster behind the fish market.
From America, you might also want to throw Moxie into the mix. It's like drinking carbonated bitter soy sauce that hates you and has a guy that looks like a psychopath pointing you out as his next victim on the label.
This reminds me of my wife getting some of my friends to try mochi for the first time. I had a feeling they weren't going to like it, and the expression on their faces clearly said so, but she insisted that there was plenty more for anyone who wanted it.
This reminds me of my wife getting some of my friends to try mochi for the first time. I had a feeling they weren't going to like it, and the expression on their faces clearly said so, but she insisted that there was plenty more for anyone who wanted it.
Mochi's not that odd at all. My mother didn't like it, but my father actually loved it. He's not so in to sweet things, so tasting a bit like a less-sweet marshmallow was perfectly fine by him. I get him some taro mochi every now and again...
I personally have a love-hate relationship with durian. I can't stand the pungent smell of durian but it tastes great in my opinion. The sweet taste and creamy texture makes it very savory.
in my country many ppl love eating durian as is, but i myself dont like to eat it directly because i cant handle the texture and gas like smell. some durian ice cream taste great though
and this is the first time i know about marmite lol. can marmite be used as yeast on making bread? edit : just read the wiki on marmite lol the yeasts already die in the process
Akagi is a bit different case about taste. she got a universal taste on food lol
I personally have a love-hate relationship with durian. I can't stand the pungent smell of durian but it tastes great in my opinion. The sweet taste and creamy texture makes it very savory.
it's actually quite good though, indeed the smell are quite strong, but once you get used to it you will always love durian the same always happen to me, after several times eating durian, everytime some durian smell get caught into my nose, i will immediately search where the smell comes from lol
Being of NZ extraction, our Marmite is different from the UK's (you can get the UK version though) and we have the similarly-flavoured Vegemite. One's sweeter, the other saltier - both look like engine grease and taste delicious on toast with lashings of fresh butter.
Also, if you have a chance, try using Marmite for a pasta sauce, like pesto. It works surprisingly well!
(And curiously, I find that Soy+Butter has a very Marmite-like taste)
If you think soy + butter is very Marmite like in flavor, you've seriously overdone the soy by about a fifth of the bottle. I did the one time with TKG - never again.
I'll guess that if you lke Vegemite, you can handle the sweeter Marmite just fine.
Also, should we take this opportunity to list out some "love it or hate it" food worldwide? For example, natto from Japan, Marmite from the UK, durian from Southeast Asia...
From the UK there is also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovril which is sorta like marmite but made with beef, and is AMAZING when you dissolve it in hot water to make a sort of beef soup.
From the UK there is also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovril which is sorta like marmite but made with beef, and is AMAZING when you dissolve it in hot water to make a sort of beef soup.
(reads Wikipedia entry)
Entry said: Kæstur hákarl has a strong ammonia-rich smell and fishy taste.
Chef Gordon Ramsay challenged James May to sample three "delicacies" (Laotian snake whiskey, bull penis, and kæstur hákarl) on The F Word; after eating kæstur hákarl, Ramsay spat it out-
Even Ramsay is afraid! By the way how does the Brennivin help? Bovril seems okay for people who are used to Marmite.
Even Ramsay is afraid! By the way how does the Brennivin help? Bovril seems okay for people who are used to Marmite.
It's tradition to take a shot of Brennivin after eating the Hakarl, it doesn't really help per se but because it is STUPIDLY strong maybe the kick and burn will wipe out your taste buds?
Dude, durian? durian is awesome, its taste great, I dunno about marmite, but i guessing that marmite is the kind of food with extreme taste which not many people could handle it.
A number of illustrations drawn by a local artist of ours, named 'Lat' has pointed out a joke that foreigners (Westerners) who visited Malaysia can't handle the smell of durians...
it's actually quite good though, indeed the smell are quite strong, but once you get used to it you will always love durian the same always happen to me, after several times eating durian, everytime some durian smell get caught into my nose, i will immediately search where the smell comes from lol
The smell is quite strong that durians are banned in hotels.
The people at AEON's hypermarkets however, have a simple way of getting the thing past hotel staff.
Marmite! Now this is the true flavour of the British Empire-desu!That thing was sent here after contacting the people in England.There are plenty of seconds for everyone!We simply must have some together!The taste of Great Britain... you say...!?This time we have the British person shedding tears for some reason dechi.I miss the flavour back in my homeland desu...
