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NOT VEGEMITE! 
Marmite is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It is the thing that most ex-pats miss. But it is most definitely NOT Vegemite. That is an entirely different thing. Well - not that entirely different maybe. But, to my mind, Marmite is far superior. It tastes 'meatier', is a glorious glossy brown/black colour, comes in a much nicer jar and makes a lovely drink. 1 teaspoon in a mug of hot water in which you dunk thick slices of buttered bread. Lived on this when a poor student.
A savory secret
I went to UK for the first time a couple of years back. My friends introduced me to Marmite as something some people enjoyed when they couldn't afford eggs and bacon. The Mr said it was made from a by-product of beer, I thought he was joking at first. Spread it thinly on a piece of dry toast, served properly, he demonstrated then handed to me. It was surprisingly strong but I liked it. Savory [or savoury as they would spell it] like bacon or other cooked meats but none of the awful fat or grease. It's not terribly hard to find here since the advent of shopping with the wonderful world wide web, so I have been able to enjoy this in the US as a snack between meals on one slice of whole wheat bread, often a late night sandwich with room temperature cheese and tomato.
good stuff
if you've been to england or australia and liked what they put on toast this is the stuff - vegimite in australia - i like it in a sandwich with mozarella cheese
It is a cultural thing 
For those of us brought up on Vegemite, Marmite doesn't make the grade. For those brought up on Marmite, Vegemite seems a poor substitute. For Americans who only seem to put sweet stuff on their cake (oops, I mean "bread") both are revolting.
I think that a major reason why Americans abhor these savoury spreads is that being used to spreading honey and jam on their breakfast toast, they tend to use like quantities of Vegemite or Marmite. To uninitiated the taste of either spread applied so lavishly is going to be overwhelming. Before passing judgment on these spreads, you would do well to heed the advice of "Joanna" or "mtspace" and apply thinly. It also works best with very fresh bread or hot toast.
Incidentally, I believe that Marmite was first. Vegemite was an Australian imitation created several years later. It was originally called Parwill - a pun which will be appreciated by Aussies and Brits but which may not be understood by Americans because of the way the words are pronounced.
I only give Marmite four stars. That probably tells you my upbringing.
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