Bridget Jones's snack

[rainy_lilac at yahoo.com]

Marmite is a kind of yeast and vegetable spread which Australians and 
New Zealanders seem to LOVE, but is probably a developed taste. If 
you didn't grow up with it you will probably gasp for air.

--Suzanne



--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...> wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> catherine at c... wrote:
> 
> > --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> > > > > I saw Bridget Jone's Diary this weekend at a sneak preview.
> > > > > FABULOUS movie, IMHO.  There's a scene though where Bridget
> > > > > is standing at her kitchen window eating something from a 
jar.
> > It
> > > > > looked chocolate-ish and the name on the jar started with 
an M
> > > > > and it also had an A in it.  I know...this could be anything
> > but I
> > > > > think it said something like Malm-something or Mar-
something.
> > > > > What is this stuff?  It looked VERY thick.
> > > > > Marmite?
> > > > >
> > >
> > > I was hoping it was Nutella (chocolate/hazelnut spread, suitable
> > for
> > > eating right out of the jar).  Could it have been an N?
> > >
> > > Amy Z
> >
> > You just beat me to it, Amy.  I am seeing the film this 
Wednesday, so
> > I'll keep my eyes peeled.
> 
> I just saw the sneak preview this weekend too (husbands, it turns 
out,
> will do virtually *anything* to keep one happy in the 39th week of
> pregnancy -- even seeing what is clearly a "chick flick")!  It was 
most
> definitely not Nutella.  It was Marmite.  I remember wondering what 
it
> was exactly -- it did look a bit like nutella to me, but I've never
> tasted marmite so I can't comment on whether it's gross or 
scrumptious.
> 
> Penny