My partner has gotten used to the smell of it after 25 years together, but they used to leave the room when I had Marmite on toast.
I always caution people to spread the thinnest possible amount to start with, so that it barely colors the butter as you spread it around. But at this point, I've eaten it all my life and I love it, so when I spread it on toast, it is thick enough to be almost black all over.
It's very versatile and definitely can add umami to cooking. I used to have cucumber and Marmite sandwiches a lot as a kid. I also like it in a cheese sandwich, rather than pickle (British pickle, which is closer to a thick, chunky, brown relish).
Sometimes for Marmite on toast, I'll spread cream cheese instead of butter, and then slather lashings of Marmite on top of the cream cheese.
My partner has gotten used to the smell of it after 25 years together, but they used to leave the room when I had Marmite on toast.
I always caution people to spread the thinnest possible amount to start with, so that it barely colors the butter as you spread it around. But at this point, I've eaten it all my life and I love it, so when I spread it on toast, it is thick enough to be almost black all over.
It's very versatile and definitely can add umami to cooking. I used to have cucumber and Marmite sandwiches a lot as a kid. I also like it in a cheese sandwich, rather than pickle (British pickle, which is closer to a thick, chunky, brown relish).
Sometimes for Marmite on toast, I'll spread cream cheese instead of butter, and then slather lashings of Marmite on top of the cream cheese.