It's Very Salty
Salty
Very Salty
It's Salty
Very Salty
It's really salty
Like, REALLY salty
It's Really Salty
It's SALTY
why is it so salty!?
G'day, I'm Jesse Crowe, The Travelling Scientist, here in Seattle USA
and today I want to talk about something very important...
VEGEMITE!
A lot of foreign people ask...
What is Vegemite?
Well, it's an Australian iconic spread
that is made out of leftover brewers yeast extract
and it looks a little bit like Nutella,
but it sure doesn't taste like it!
It was invented in 1922 by Dr. Cyril Callister in Melbourne, Australia
He was trying to invent a healthy and tasty paste
that we could spread on our foods...
And he BLOODY WELL SUCCEEDED!
Sales started a bit slowly, it wasn't everybody's favourite...
but in 1939 the British Medical Journal actually endorsed Vegemite
as being a healthy and well balanced nutritional food
Nowadays, one teaspoon of Vegemite will give you 50% of your recommended daily intake of vitamins B1 and B9
and also 300 percent of your daily recommended intake of SALT!
Over the years it became more popular
and nowadays over 22.7 Million jars of Vegemite are created in Australia every single year
and it's estimated to be in 90% of all Australian households
We spread it on toast, we put it on pancakes...
We DRINK the stuff mate!
But don't take my word for it
See what these Americans had to say after they tried Vegemite for the first time
Alright well here we go
So this is Vegemite
I'm gonna try Vegemite for the first time
It's good!
Yeah, you can't...
The butter helps, i think
Yeah there's not much to it
I feel more Australian now
WHOA!
WHOAA!
Salty!?
I feel like a horse, kind of with a Salt Lick
Y'know, I need my salt...
*chokes*
No, no, I can handle...
Right, it's a little heavy, it's a little intense for...
Like, 6.30 in the morning
I'm used to...Jam and bread
So let's see what this does
Oh my, I don't know if its...
I don't know if it's uh...
It's not like it's salty...
Wow it's
I don't think I can finish that half, I don't think I can do it!
I'll finish this
Just like that much?
It tastes like...
Like soy sauce...
It tastes like beef stew kind of
........it's good........
Very Salty
It's funny, I get like a little hint of like molasses, but it's not sweet
Do you have a guess of what it is made of?
mmm...nope...
*chuckles*
It's interesting, it's almost like Really strong cheese
It's pretty good
You reckon?
Yeah I like it, it's like savoury
It's very salty...Yeah!
So is it gonna, y'know, bother my hypertension?
*Cardiac Arrest*
WHAT IS IT?
WHY!?
Is it Sardines?
Kind of looks like Nutella...
It tastes like really intense, really salty cheese
I can't say I like it
It's intense, it's like
like the sharpest cheddar cheese, and really salty!
And I LIKE salt
If this yellow was a flavour
that's what Vegemite tastes like
It's SALTY, WHY IS IT SO SALTY!
I think I'd like it more if it wasn't...it's REALLY Salty!
No? She does't want it...
She's like "No, this is not what I wanted"
So this is my second time having Vegemite, I haven't had it for like 15 years
I don't think I liked it then, but we'll find out
It...it's fine
Tastes like it's been out in the sun for a little bit too long
But it's good, it's very salty!
So there you go, Vegemite is BLOODY BEAUTIFUL!
It's Australia's greatest contribution to society
It's like our Mona Lisa It's our Great Wall of China
It's our Statue of Liberty! And it's our lifeblood
I mean we put this stuff on kangaroo steaks, we shot it like it's black tequila
We eat it straight out of the bloody tube
Ah, that's good
So if you haven't tried Vegemite yet, Bloody well get around it!
It's an Australian icon that... look, you're probably not going to like
but you can be proud knowing that you've tasted one of Australia's greatest ever scientific creations
and for that your bloody welcome!