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Mary-Jane · Joined: 22 Mar 2006

Is there any way of getting hold of some here?

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Real Marmite or that watered down Ozzy excuse?

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

Either M or V will do. I am so sick of sugar in everything in Korea. (bread, tomato juice, cheese twists etc)

Try mailing.

kiwiliz · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Location: New Zealand

The Aussie shop sells it. The one in Itaewon

mysteriousdeltarays · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:56 am Post subject:

Where in Itaewon?

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

seoulman1 · Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Location: Jamsil

what is the price at the aussie shop? 1000,000 won for one jar?

Just get someone from home to send a few tubes of the stuff will be cheaper. I recently wrote a story of the day I received mine:

He walked up the stairs, passing the letter box he remembered. He walked in the door and could sense something was different. Wether it was a microscopic change in atmospheric pressure or an as yet unknown mental ability laying dormant in his cerebral cortex, he knew it had arrived. It was like the time he knew that vicious croc was about to pull him under.

"Where, where is it" He yelled in a near psychotic fashion pacing up and down the kitchen like a lunatic. When he saw the jar it confirmed his intuition, "the Vegemite has arrived!" He glanced back and forth for near objects that may impede his path to the toaster. 'BAM SHLOCK DING" and the toast is cooked.

He opened the jar and the smell instantly welled in his nostrils like smell of roses on a clear spring day. The level of salivation was utterly disgusting, but he couldn't help it, his love for the spread has been held back far too long, finally the missing part of his soul has been brought to him and it was in the form of a dark and salty condiment.

He cried as he spread it. He had forgotten how much of a beautifully fragile operation it was. Too much and your mouth burns in a toxic salty overload but too little and you help but yearn for more. The actual spreading it was akin to that of Michealangelo, gracefully slicing out the finishing touches to David or a Geisha, unfolding her kimono in readiness for the days activities.

It was truly an emotional experience one that would stay with him for years to come. But it wasn't over, the climax was yet to come, and we must prepare for that. Without preparation and respect for good temporal flow, times like this can fall along the wayside. Like the way a deer is horribly slaughtered for its hide.

The most important thing in this entire experience is to not over emphasis its significance. Aftert all, it is just a bit of toast with Vegemite. With this in mind, he picked up the toast, now elegantly buttered, vegemited, with his thumb and middle finger, he placed the far left corner of the toast to rest lightly upon the tip of his tongue.

To say it was a flavor explosion would be like saying Fabio is a genuine Don Juan or like saying Rove Macmanas has talent. Yes there was a flavour explosion but it was so detailed and intricate that surrounding forms of time and space were quite possibly altered.

First there is the pre-bud registration. It is this time that the taste buds have recognised the existence of flavour. Like a sea urchin, they ready themselves by clenching in a pre-pounce mode.

Secondly there is the main registry period. It is this period that the full force of the flavour is experienced. It is when the bulk of the Vegimite is in direct contact with the mouth. It is a wondrous moment and one that is difficult to put into words.

Thirdly there is the descending aftershock. This is my personal favorite and one that should be savored. This is done by slowing down jaw movement to a pace of a cow, chewing its regurgitated cud. It is the time you can recess your mouth in the knowledge that you have just experienced the main registry period. It is this recession that allows you to gather loose pieces of crust and butter that may be located within the mouth. Simultaneously it is the time that the food begins to descend down the throat and into the stomach. Studies have shown that in this time the brain can actually loose direct communication with the body.

Lastly there is the aftertaste. Some say this is akin to the moments after a human orgasm. Its a peaceful moment where you are able to really relax and clean your mouth. Most of the work has been done and you can simply rest in contentment of a successful operation.

mysteriousdeltarays · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:58 am Post subject:

There are two kinds of friends in the world: the ones who help you up when you've passed out in a bar and call a cab and the ones that take 'funny' pictures of you.

Mary-Jane · Joined: 22 Mar 2006

Oh, seoulman1. I've got tears in my eyes. After reading that, if there was any doubt that I wanted some Mar/Vegemite, it's gone. Vaporised. Obliterated. Must... find...

superdave · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: over there ----->

long story short, vegemite is not available for sale in korea.

the aussie shop does have vegemite, but i'm not sure how much they sell.

kraft, the owners of vegemite, won't distribute it in korea. and they won't allow others to distribute it either, since they have "official rights" to kraft products.

the best way is to get it mailed (which is easy enough) or have friends bring it to you when they travel.

if you do find somewhere that sells it, please share that info ... even if they're stocking it illegally (which is possible), we can make sure they sell lots of it to encourage them to buy more!!