“Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.” -Arthur Brisbane

This really needs no explanation, does it.

When I talked to people about trying this legendary food as part of the Mt. Foodmore Eating Strange Snacks From Other Places Plan, the looks / significant phone pauses I received made me pretty darn a little nervous. The jar I bought on a whim remained unopened in my cabinet. I was going to get around to it, really, but maybe, maybe something tragic would happen. Like a long passed expiration date (and by long passed I mean three and a half minutes). But alas, this feisty condiment was built to last.

Now I know I could retire from the field of battle and no one would blame me, since the reputation of Vegemite is somewhere around the durian / stinky tofu level. But for some weird reason I’m determined to go ahead. After all, it’s beloved by an entire continent of people, so there’s a slim possibility it won’t make me weep, right?

Right?