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The Dutch, in their infinite pursuit of diabetes, love to spread Stroop on their sandwiches. Stroop is a thick syrup with a very similar consistency to Marmite. A fond childhood memory of mine is watching my Dutch friend, who had never experienced Marmite make a sandwich with it thinking it was Stroop. Imagine taking a bite of a thick spread of Marmite all at once...

Good times. We don't talk any more.

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In NZ and AUS it's pretty common to see that happening on Hostels, because there is always at least one leftover jar of Vegemite in the pantry (Aus version of this) and the product looks somewhat like an off brand Nutella and doesn't smell as bad as it tastes...

I saw it happen numerous times while living there it has indeed hilarious specially because I did it too :D

> and the product looks somewhat like an off brand Nutella and doesn't smell as bad as it tastes...

As an Australian, I found this part of your statement confusing, as (unlike Marmite) Vegemite tastes great.

More seriously, even in small doses (ie: not spread on like it’s jam or peanut butter) it’s still an acquired taste. Australians just get a head start, eating it on toast for breakfast regularly from a very early age.

> there is always at least one leftover jar of Vegemite in the pantry (Aus version of this)

This is an insult to Vegemite.

That's how I tried marmite for the first time as well. I was told by my friends that you need to put on a thick thick layer. They found it hilarious, of course.

Sounds like what my grandpa did to me when I was young, but with horseradish on a ham sandwich.

I love it now, but at age 9, I did not.

The Aussies I went camping with were not ready for Vegemite s'mores. I've had worse; the looks on their faces made it all worthwhile.

Ahhhh, fond memories of holidays in The Netherlands - stroop on pancakes.

And stroopwaffels ...

Oh is that where Stroopwafels come from?

Sorta. Stroop literally means "syrup".

On the other hand stroop crumpets sound quite tasty

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