There is a Party in my Mouth

I thought I'd be adventurous this morning and give some new breakfast foods a try. The odd roll/scone things are pretty good although I'm not sure what it's filled with. Also having a ham and swiss sandwich isn't really all that bad at 8am either. But there was this spread for toast called Marmite. No one really knew what it was and since I'm the person everyone comes to when they have no idea what some sort of food item is I gave it a try.

Now before I tell you what it was like let me explain to you what Marmite is. According to wikipedia (it'll do for now):

"It is a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful taste that polarises consumer opinion. This is reflected in the company's marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it". It is similar to the Australian Vegemite and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. There is also an Australian version of "Marmite", although this uses a different recipe, and has a much stronger flavour that is comparatively sweet."

With that little explanation let me tell you what I did. I thought it would be good, I really did. So I took a piece of toast and put a nice little helping of it on the corner and took a big old bite. I think it had to have been the worst food experience of my entire life. I've never tasted something so awful before and I've had a lot of bad food in the past. I can't even describe what it was like, I guess mashed vegetables in salt and something bitter. Needless to say I tried to make everyone else try a bite but they all refused after seeing the look on my face.

I believe this is one of those food items that you have to be from Britain to like. I have had some of these, like the lemonade, and all up until now haven't been great but I could stand to eat/drink them. I'm sorry I can't eat these Marmite stuff. Maybe I had it in the wrong context, but who knows. I don't think I was to adventure down that road again.