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Love It Or Hate It
There is only one Marmite
This weekend Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) challenged me in a recent story:
The writing prompt was potions or caudrons.
I love to write about witches and magic and fairytales, but this story has a twist. The word cauldron reminded me of something dear to my heart.
In the UK we have a traditional food, which is famous for its You Either Love It Or Hate It slogan. This divisive food is Marmite.
I am sure most of the planet have heard of Marmite. It is a rich, viscous paste that is sticky and hard to spread. It has an intense, savoury flavour. As the slogan says, you either love it or hate it, there is no inbetween with Marmite!
We eat Marmite on toast and in a zillion other ways. You can add it to soups or stews as stock.
I eat it with toast and marmalade, but then I am slightly odd.
Marmite and peanut butter are a popular combo, and Marmite now produce a marmite-flavoured peanut butter. This is…
