Symptom of whats wrong with the US? They banned vegemite.

by **Asta** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:21 pm

Blanc, I wonder if it tastes like fermented black beans, or Chinese black beans. Or, black bean sauce -- which is an awful looking goop used in chinese cooking. I discovered those salty little wrinkled pellets of intensity last week when trying out a new recipe. Had to go all over town to find authentic fermented black beans (found a chinese grocery store downtown). The first bean I tasted fused a few neurons in my head, then a while later, I had to go taste another, then another. I was hooked. The pork stir fry turned out incredible, btw. Personally, if the government bans something, I feel compelled to go find and try the very object of the ban. Especially if it's a book - I will read it. If the sludge (called "must" I think) at the bottom of the beer barrel works out, I'll post a review. This could be vewwy vewwy interwesting.

by **Joe Hillshoist** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:46 pm

HMK Its Nimbin, the prefer other brown putrty like stuff. That reminds me of a joke. Whats brown and sticky? A stick. I think it originlly was made from the sludge at the bottom of beer brewing vats. Thats been the myth for as long as I can remember. Asta I'll be interested to hear how it goes... I know that for years vegemite has traded on its reputation for being a "health" food, or incredibly healthy, and good for you. But i like my beer sediment in the bottom of the bottle, not in a jar on bread. (Who's up for a Coopers?) Slim I dunno if there is a conspiracy behind this or mind numbing stupidity. Do you need a script to get folate pills? If not then WTF ( X 10).

by **yathrib** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:02 pm

Joe, you ask: "Do you need a script to get folate pills? If not then WTF ( X 10)." Answer: No. Not at this time, anyway.

by **Joe Hillshoist** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:39 pm

But it can only be added to breads and cereals... That is just plain dumb, or sus.

by **dranek7** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:08 am

I seem to remember the bans coming into effect over a year ago as part of an Australian-US Government trade agreement. I also remember that Arnott's Tim Tams bound for US resellers were kept in quarantine and seized by US Customs agents for a steady period last year.

by **blanc** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:41 am

Asta, nothing like it. not at all sophisticated stuff. kids love it, most of us post war rationed paupers were raised on it. dogs also love it (so if you get a jar and can't stand it, you can use it for training the mutt .)

by **blanc** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:09 am

sadly, it seems, marmite is banned on planes now (see www.ilovemarmite.com) yes indeed, symptomatic of wots wrong with bush's worldmakeover -

by **HMKGrey** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:17 am

ASTA, maybe it was the salt. We can all go crazy over salt without even knowing it. "Pringles" and other insanely calorific and delciously moreish food stuffs work this rule. It's always salty never sweet to get you hooked in "finish the pack in a sitting" fashion. Joe H, I've heard the beer barrell sludge legend too and it actually holds up pretty well. Check out this on line Marmite FAQ: <a href="http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm">www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm</a> "Marmite, which we all eat here in England and which is what makes us English, is a source of vitamin B12, actually a compound containing cobalt. The equivalent, but altogether blander, in Australia is Vegemite. Marmite is available in the USA. Try mixing it with peanut butter. "Cobalt is a brittle, hard, transition metal with magnetic properties similar to those of iron. Cobalt is present in meteorites. Ore deposits are found in Zaire, Morocco and Canada. Cobalt-60 (60Co) is an artificially produced isotope used as a source of g rays (high energy radiation). Cobalt salts colour glass a beautiful deep blue colour. WTF?

by **wintler** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:42 am

Vegemite rocks, its essential for hangover cures at least. I suspect its popularity grew as the 'bread and dripping treat' waned post WW2. Black (nato?) miso can substistute in weeks when giving money to Kraft/Phillip Morris/Altria sticks in yr throat, if yr lucky enough to live near a source of the stuff fresh. Nonbelievers: Try thinly spread with tahini &/or avocado, mushrooms, lemon juice, on some good bread, not fairy/supermarket bread, eg. casalinga sourdough, lightly toasted. My kid is starting to doubt vegm. comes from between trolls toes, but still eats it nonetheless. That she eats Promite too (the sugary vegemite imitation) i find very troubling <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)">

by **nomo** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:12 am

<a href="http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/vegemite.asp">www.snopes.com/food/warni...gemite.asp</a> Vegemite Ban Claim: The U.S. has banned all imports of Vegemite due to the presence of folate. Status: False. Example: [Associated Press, 2006] <blockquote>Quote:<hr>Reports that U.S. customs agents are searching people from Australia and New Zealand for Vegemite, a popular yeast extract spread, has created consternation among antipodean expatriates living in America. The Australian Embassy in Washington said it was looking into Australian media reports that customs officials were checking people for the salty brown spread. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has long prohibited imports of Vegemite because it contains folate, a B vitamin approved as an additive for just a few foods, including breakfast cereals. But until recently there was no difficulty bringing in a few jars for personal use. Nearly 100,000 Australians and New Zealanders live in the United States. Reports from Australian and New Zealand media said some people had been searched or asked by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents if they were carrying Vegemite.<hr></blockquote> Origins: News in late October 2006 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had ordered customs officials to crack down on the importation of Vegemite into the U.S. caused great consternation among American expatriates from Australia and New Zealand and others who enjoy the Kraft-manufactured "savoury spread" made from yeast products. The ban was supposedly being enforced due to the presence of folate, an FDA-regulated food additive, in the product. Later reports, however, indicated the original news overstated the case: <blockquote>Quote:<hr>The US government has dismissed media reports it had banned Vegemite. "There is no ban on Vegemite," US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesman Mike Herndon said. Media reports claimed American border officials were confiscating Vegemite from Australians as they entered the US. The FDA, charged with policing America's food supply, has not issued an "import alert" to border officials to halt the import of Vegemite. Mr Herndon said the FDA was surprised by the media reports. The controversy centres on folate, an ingredient in Vegemite. Under US regulations, folate can be added only to breads and cereals. "One of the Vitamin B components (in Vegemite) is folate," Mr. Herndon said. "In and of itself, it's not a violation. If they're adding folate to it, boosting it up, technically it would be a violation. "But the FDA has not targeted it and I don't think we intend to target Vegemite simply because of that." Joanna Scott, spokesperson for Vegemite's maker, Kraft, reportedly has said, "The Food and Drug Administration doesn't allow the import of Vegemite simply because the recipe does have the addition of folic acid". But Mr. Herndon said, "Nobody at the FDA has told them (Kraft) there is a ban".<hr></blockquote> Last updated: 25 October 2006  Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=nomo@rigorousintuition>nomo</A> at: 10/26/06 9:14 am

by **blanc** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:21 pm

apparently it is indeed made from left over beer yeast sludge - salt added to suspend growth of yeast cells, then heated up to finish them off - then the resulting gunge is filtered somehow to remove the dead yeast cell walls so texture is smoothed. its important which beer yeast, so it seems - some works, some doesn't. (no need to ban the stuff for personal import if carrying it on planes is a no no) don't know at what point other things are added.

by **AnnaLivia** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:42 pm

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Symptom of whats wrong with the US? They banned vegemite.

I'm gonna have to order some marmite from Amazon

Re: I'm gonna have to order some marmite from Amazon

folate

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Re: folate

black bean sauce

flying

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Hoax

beer sludge

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