Marmite yeast extract spread in the classic 250 g bulb-shaped jar with the yellow lid, for buttered toast, sandwiches and savoury cooking.
The bulb-shaped dark glass jar with its yellow lid is one of the most recognisable packs in the British kitchen: a red-and-yellow MARMITE banner over a picture of the little marmite cooking pot. The back label reads wake up your taste buds and put the oomph in your breakfast, gives the weight as 250 g, and adds do not refrigerate. The gallery turns the method into a pixel-art comic: toast, add spread and lather on Marmite, enjoy. As general background, Marmite is commonly described as a British savoury spread based on yeast extract, invented by the Marmite Food Company in 1902, traditionally eaten on buttered toast, and known for its powerful taste and the slogan love it or hate it. A little typically goes a long way. Commonly, it is scraped thinly over hot buttered toast, crumpets and bagels, paired with cheese in sandwiches and toasties, stirred into gravies, stews, soups and noodle broths for depth, and brushed over roast potatoes or swirled into cheese scones and savoury twists. Start with a thin layer and build up. Store the jar at room temperature with the lid closed, as the label advises, and use a clean, dry knife.