Vegemite Breakfast

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If a tourist wants to start the day in a typical Australian way, a nutritional Vegemite breakfast should be the first choice. A Vegemite breakfast could be nothing less than a difficult task for a new visitor if he does not know anything about it. Since it is different from traditional sandwich spreads there is a special way to try this black gold otherwise get ready for this unpalatable experience.
MAKING OF VEGEMITE
This brown spread, Vegemite is made from concentrated yeast extract which is a by-product of a brewing process, various vegetables and spice additives. Vegemite is very nutritional because it is rich in the Vitamin B group such as Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, and Folate (Cairnsunlimited, 2000). Its smell is very unique; some people think it smells meaty while others say its aroma is like sulphur or chicken broth (Evershed, 2013).
A scientist at Fred Walker Cheese Company, Dr Cyril Callister, first developed this paste in 1922 and since then, it has become an integral part of the Australian breakfast. The company first labelled it as “Pure Vegetable Extract” but later a national competition was held to give it a unique name which resulted in “Vegemite” (ABC Poll, 2013).
VEGEMITE POPULARITY
People outside Australia may not have any knowledge about this healthy spread but Vegemite celebrated its 90th birthday last year. It is so popular among Australians that 22 million jars of Vegemite are produced every year and almost 80 percent of households across Australia have Vegemite in their pantries. Vegemite is so Australian that 98 percent of it is consumed in Australia and only 2% is exported. (Nielsen Scan Australia, 2013)
HOW TO USE VEGEMITE
Vegemite Visitors should remember most importantly that Vegemite is not a choc...

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