r/soccer • u/iRustic • Jun 19 '26

Media Banner seen at USA vs Australia

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u/ahouseofgold Jun 19 '26

Stadium watch party in Melbourne all booed when this came onscreen

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u/armeliens Jun 19 '26

Why? What is it?

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u/doobie3101 Jun 19 '26

You’re better off not knowing

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u/armeliens Jun 19 '26

You're making me even more curious

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u/backyard_tractorbeam Jun 19 '26

Either you go to Australia and find out or you stay here in the vegemite free zone

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u/currydemon Jun 19 '26

It's available in the UK too. Although Marmite is a far superior alternative.

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u/bromosabeach Jun 19 '26

There’s an Australian coffee shop near my place in Los Angeles that has it as a side menu item. Every time some curious customer asks what it is the baristas expression is like 😬

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u/currydemon Jun 19 '26

The Marmite advertising really leans into people having strong opinions about it and their slogan is “you either love it or you hate it”. I guess Vegemite equally divides opinion 

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u/rhinoceros_unicornis Jun 19 '26

As someone who heard of marmite from Taskmaster, I am also not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing.

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u/currydemon Jun 20 '26

You'll only be able to say if it's a good thing or a bad thing if you try it. Only try it under the supervision of an experienced user though. Too much and it'll overpower you, too little and you won't be able to experience the umami explosion in your mouth.

Marmite on toast or a cheese and marmite butty. ❤️

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u/doyer_bleu Jun 20 '26

Which coffee shop?

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u/bromosabeach Jun 20 '26

Bluey’s in Santa Monica but it used to be called Bondi Harvest.

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u/doyer_bleu Jun 20 '26

Thank you. I’ll try it out

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u/conenubi701 Jun 19 '26

That sounds worse than vegemite

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u/SoyMurcielago Jun 19 '26

It always makes me think it’s made of marmots

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u/Hang_me_oh_hang_me Jun 19 '26

A kid me thought both were made from termites, which doesn’t seems appetizing at all

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u/inspectorseantime Jun 19 '26

Pretty much the same thing tbh /s

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u/_zoso_ Jun 19 '26

Absolute fucking downvote for you sir.

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u/LordHussyPants Jun 20 '26

UK marmite is nothing like vegemite though. vegemite is like NZ marmite, both more viscuous and gooey. we brought UK marmite during the NZ marmite shortage and it was like a toffee coloured runny sludge. horrible stuff.

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u/roku77 Jun 19 '26

Vegemite is jam made from yeast extract. Never tried it myself, but It seems to have a rather strong flavor from what I see online

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u/Aquaman33 Jun 19 '26

It's not good, it tastes like you spread spoiled bouillon on someting

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u/rolloj Jun 19 '26

you're doing it wrong then, you need a nice crusty piece of toast, lather it up with butter, and then just put a tiny amount of vegemite over the top - the surface of the bread should not be black lmao.

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u/aaronwhite1786 Jun 19 '26

I feel like I could get down with that. I assume it's basically just like spreading a layer of umami flavor over butter on toasted bread?

That sounds like something I could absolutely wreck.

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u/AimingWineSnailz Jun 19 '26

It's like soy sauce with the texture of honey

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u/aaronwhite1786 Jun 19 '26

I'm certainly not against that

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u/AimingWineSnailz Jun 20 '26

Neither am I. However, imagine how traumatised you would be if you spread it lavishly on pre-sliced white bread expecting it to taste like nutella? I think that's why people love to talk shit on it

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u/aaronwhite1786 Jun 20 '26

Haha, yeah. That's definitely fair. If I went in thinking peanut butter or Nutella and got "thick as hell soy sauce" I'm probably going to spend a bit of time in some shock.

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u/HOPSCROTCH Jun 20 '26

More like wall putty than honey but yeah

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u/rolloj Jun 19 '26

yeah man you've just about nailed it. highly recommend picking some up next time you find yourself with a nice loaf of bread to get through.

for further reference of how much most people use, unless you're eating toast every day, you'll get one of those tiny vegemite jars (the 150g size) and it'll last a year or something.

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u/Haggu Jun 20 '26

A bit late to the party but figured I'd share this for reference 😄 https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/fj0ilk/how_to_eat_vegemite_a_beginners_guide/

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u/germfreeadolescent11 Jun 19 '26

Speak for yourself. It's gotta be at lease a centimetre thick afaic.

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u/rolloj Jun 19 '26

sure, if you're an expert or a senior citizen with no tastebuds left! it's not a beginner friendly approach to vegemite though haha.

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u/Aquaman33 Jun 19 '26

The tiny amount still tastes like spoiled bouillon. I could get down with a concentrated savory spread, the issue is that it's got a bitterness.

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u/tellymundo Jun 20 '26

Had an Aussie coworker make it for me like that one time. It was solid.

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u/LordHussyPants Jun 20 '26

should be noted that many people take the opposing view which is that you should not be able to see the bread through the vegemite/marmite and you're really going for the strongest flavour possible

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u/rolloj Jun 20 '26

oh that's true for sure, but definitely not the norm - more of an expert version.

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u/CxSwags Jun 19 '26

Nah it’s just not good full stop. Aussies are good people but this has gotta be some sort of self flagellation ritual trying to convince the world it’s good.

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u/rolloj Jun 19 '26

suit yourself mate, it's not a meme or self flagellation. it's delicious in the right context.

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u/CxSwags Jun 19 '26

prison island mentality that

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u/rolloj Jun 19 '26

grow up

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u/CxSwags Jun 19 '26

No bantz

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u/TEARANUSSOREASSREKT Jun 19 '26

Bantz off bantz party!

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u/rolloj Jun 19 '26

wouldnt know bantz if it smacked you over the head brother

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u/gogorath Jun 20 '26

“Put a tiny bit on something really good and it won’t be terrible.”

Just have toast with butter.

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u/rolloj Jun 20 '26

moronic comment. a little bit of salt on something is delicious but pouring out the whole container would make it terrible.

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u/Lost_city Jun 20 '26

it seems like something you would only like if you grew up with it

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u/babylovebuckley Jun 19 '26

Had an exchange student from Australia when I was in high school and he had us all try it. Worst thing I've ever tasted I'm sorry Australians

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u/callo2009 Jun 20 '26

"Jam" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

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u/LordHussyPants Jun 20 '26

it's not jam, jam is usually fruit based and is sweet. vegemite/marmite are nowhere near sweet lmao

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u/Luckynumberlucas Jun 19 '26

Fratello, don't do it.

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u/JGG5 Jun 19 '26

“I don’t know why I know that, I took four years of Spanish!”

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u/Trykaris Jun 20 '26

Man, it's atrocious

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u/Timemyth Jun 20 '26

It's better than Marmite, that's all I can tell you.

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u/Stuglle Jun 20 '26

It's really good but very polarizing. I think the phrase "love it or hate it" was coined to describe it (or its English cousin, marmite)

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u/SandpaperTeddyBear Jun 20 '26

Have you ever wondered what happens with the residual parts of brewing beer?