A new Vegemite in search of a name

I blogged once before on Vegemite and its iconic status in the Australian way of life.

There are changes afoot in the Vegemite world and I want to direct you to the wonderful post Joolz has done. Hat Tip to Linda, the Remote Treechanger for pointing it out.

Yummy in the tummy comfort food

Miss Eagle has had a difficult couple of weeks with illness. It has been the sort of time when one thinks of comfort food. So, at one stage last week, the comfort food light bulb went on in Miss E's head. Ahah! she thought. And she took this photograph to show you. This week, over at Photo Friday the topic is addiction.

Miss Eagle thought about this and decided that this comfort food would fit the bill. You see Mashed Potato and Pumpkin with Vegemite in it is a sort of latent addiction for the majority of Australians. You see, it goes back a long way in the psyche and the food memory bank. Before tinned baby food, this was what Australian babies were regularly fed.

Vegemite is an acquired taste - or should that be a not easily acquired taste - for those who have not been eating it since infancy or early childhood.

Vegemite features in other comfort food such as soldiers spread lavishly with butter and topped with vegemite.

And then there is Vegemite Soup for whatever ails you.

Wednesday 14 March 2007

Since publishing this post, Miss Eagle has discovered Kitchen Wench and her nostalgic food blogging event. So Miss E submits this post for Kitchen Wench's perusal and edification.