Just got back from Italy - they have this totally
disgusting spread called Nutella that people put on toast.
What's your nightmare? Vegemite? Fry Sauce?
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*shudder* Just looking at the jars of white glop lined up in the supermarket makes me ill.
I love Nutella though.....
You say that Nutella is disgusting. That is complete
bollocks. It is beautiful. Also, it's French, so that
shows your level of understanding of foreign cuisine.
Love Tommy.
Just thinking that some people in the world don't love
Nutella makes me sad.....
Nutella is one of the greatest substances known to man! A
person can live on Nutella and bread alone (trust me...I
know). Other than the fantastic nutritional value of this
delight, it's damn tasty too! I hope Rebekah is not an
American; I'd be ashamed that my fellow countrymen/women
does not appreciate the beauty that is NUTELLA. It is a
shame that America has not truly discovered Nutella yet. I
believe it is the answer to most of my country's problems.
Nutella Rules!!!!!
Nutella is certainly disgusting.
Is it French? I thought it's German, hmmm never mind, that
crappy stuff is probably available everywhere throughout
Europe.
Not just in Europe, plenty of other parts of the world.
Nutella is wonderful. Mmmmm. And yes, you can survive on
nutella and bread.
Hey we even have it here in Canada I'd much rather taste nutella then that marmite stuff!!
Did some body cut out your tongue? Its the best, especially
in bed!
15 gms of fat, choc and hazelnut jelly - for breakfast?
Boy, are you brave.
I am appalled that you are so ignorant to the fact that the
gods themselves have reached down and blessed us with this
gift that is Nutella. Here in Canada it is a delicacy; we
use it to lure away polar bears and also spread it on hockey
pucks for a light snack during intermissions of Hockey Night
in Canada. As for Vegemite though, that's just wrong.
I like fried Mars Bars!!!!
Nutella is not from Italy. You'll find it all over Europe,
but I think it's German. Yes, it's very rich chocolate (too
rich, too much chocolate) but it's NOWHERE near as bad as
vegemite or marmite.
People are forever bagging out vegemite, promite or marmite.
Yes, if you haven't grown up on eating them, it can be an
accquired taste. A bit like cavier, olives, oysters. But
people tend to treat them as peanut butter; ie. they spread
it thick, not the scraping it needs. If these spreads were
that bad then it wouldn't be so popular, would it? I'm sure
Kraft and Master Foods would discontinue the lines if they
were.
The Nutella brand is owned by the Italian company "Ferrero",
but the stuff is available all over Europe. Every major Eur.
supermarket chain has its own cheap imitations. It seems
that Nutella is most popular in Italy, where you may
even find e.g. Nutella-filled croissants.
I think that Marmite and Vegemite are special, but not all
that bad. Probably less unhealthy than Nutella. If you crave
for it while in Switzerland, look for a similar thing called
"Cenovis".
My nightmares are rather things like Root Beer and Cream
Soda or (in Scotland) deep-fried sausages (as if the sausage
itself wasn't greasy enough).
#15: You're right, Nutella's brand is 'Ferrero', but Ferrero
is owned by NestlΘ, which is actually a Swiss company.
My nightmare is vegemite, just the smell of that stuff makes
me sick!
Nutella is fantastic!! I thought it was Belgian, given the
fact that they enjoy the taste of chocolate on everything!
I found it to be fantastic on a baguette while in France.
And it is very filling, especially if you are traveling on
a budget and are looking for a low-cost meal to tide you
over. I only wish it was cheaper to buy it in the US - its
usually something like $5 a jar. But saving its
consumption for travels only makes eating it that more
special for me! Sorry you don't like it Rebekah but I
think with this particular food substance you are in the
minority!
Well, that's ok, I love Vegemite, and that seems to put me
in the minority, too. So, then, what about that horrible
brown, stinking cheese that the Norwegians serve for
breakfast?
is a nightmare.
Ever tried crepes with nutella?
ROCKS THE HOUSE!!!!
Try it spread over a fresh French baguette right out of the
oven - frickin' delicious!!!
First of all Nutella is GERMAN. And it is exported widely
throughout the world. It is a chocolate-hazelnut spreadable
substance which gives it that superbly nutty flavor.
The reason why you might not have liked it is perhaps that
you did not get the "NUTELLA" brand of spread. THere are
many companies who try to make a similar spread, but
Nutella will always reign as the king. The others can be
trully disgusting. Please do your taste buds a favor and
try the REAL brand of NUTELLA.
#22, Nutella is Italian. The brand is owned by a company
called Ferrero (#15 is right). They make more greasy chocolate stuff.
The taste's just to sweet for me. I don't understand how
they can produce something like Nutella in a country with
such delicious food. Italian cuisine is just wonderfull.
I guess it's like the dogs in Bali; beside all the beauty
something ugly is needed to keep things in balance .........
I still cast my vote that Nutella is German. I know it's
owned by Ferrero but are you sure that Nutella was
originated, is made and Ferrero is all based in Italy.
Proof? Thanks!
are you insane?? Nutella is NOT NICE! but it kicks the ass
of vegemite and marmite - promite rules!
so everybody says the great thing to get in Siena is
panforte -- it's the equivalent of American's fruitcake --
who likes it????
Check this one;
http://www.vegweb.com/glossary/nutella.shtml
No time to find any more pages.
Maybe there's a Ferrero site as well (I didn't find it yet)
**
P.S. #1 Mayonaise is delicious! Try it on your french fries
I've never heard of Nutella before, but since I'm leaving
within in 3 weeks on my first trip to Europe, I can't
wait! Sounds good to me!
P.S. Try dipping those fries in a mixture of mayo and
yellow mustard...Yum-yum!
Sounds good #29, though not always necessary since
one of the ingredients of mayonaise is mustard. Depends
on the brand of mayonaise you buy I guess. Personally, I
prefer Belgian mayo, since it contains a bit more vinegar.
What also tastes good is a mixture of mayonaise, chopped
onions and ketchup.
But then, anything containing ketchup can
be appriciated by Americans. :-)
Nutella, that culinary wonder, is definitely Italian! Made
by Ferrero, an Italian company owned by the Ferrero family -
and not by Nestle` as someone suggested. There are several
Ferrero factories in many countries, that's why the Nutella
pot you buy may have been made outside Italy. L.
Nutella IS ITALIAN, of course. Ferrero has always been an italian brand, even if someone else bought it in the last years. What have the germans got to do with it? It's a very old tradiction in Piemonte (Turin area) to make chocolate with hazelnuts. Like Gianduia. It also has an italian name, how could you make such a mistake???. We love it, italian best invenction after the radio and the telephone. (Chinese people invented spaghetti).
Eh, Fulvia, I do recall mr. Marconi to be of Italian origin,
but mr. Bell, Italian? I thought he was American.
But anyway; good move in discussion material. Inventions!
***
Some Dutch inventions:
The pendulum clock by Christiaan Huygens
and the music cassette (and CD) by Philips.
***
What's your country's coolest invention?
Why does everyone hate Marmite so much? It's really nice,
and I come from the town in which it is made. It makes the
whole place reek of Marmite, and this combined with the
smell of all the breweries, is quite an interesting
experience...oh, and by the way, did you know that brewery
waste gets used in Marmite!!!
Mr. Bell and Mr. Marconi, whatever their descent, were
Canadian. Nutella is awesome, marmite is disgusting, but
Haggis is the MOST revolting national food ever.
Why don┤t we have any nutella here in finland?
I ate it in Germany and now I can┤t even sleep because I miss it so much.
Nutella with crepes is more than lovely!
recipe # 113
cut a piece of fresh bread and toast
spread butter (not margarine crap) thickly
splat a lump of nutella and a lump of vegemite together and
mush up with the butter....eat quickly before it all
disintegrates......yummo heaven!!!
p/s if anyone gets sick...don't sue us...it's an acquired
taste....try washing it down with some beer!!!
I don't know, where you are from. Hopefully not from the
US, because the most disgusting thing I could imagine
someone putting on a toast is peanutbutter!!! Since I tried
this salty and disgusting stuff a few years ago for the
first time, I value Nutella even more.
What do you mean, you can't get Nutella in Finland?
That's preposterous! My flatmate has a jar in his cupboard!!
The Australian advertsing jingle for Nutella when it first
hit the market went like this.....
Ahhhhh, Nutella, we always say YES to Nutella, we eat up
every little bit of hazlenut and choc-o-late it always puts
a smile on our face, oohhhh what a marvellous taste!!!!
This jingle has stayed with me thus far and will continue to
do so - I sing it every time I buy a new jar!!!!
For the record, I'm a born and bred Aussie who hates
vegemite. Travelling next year and am greatly relieved to
hear I'll never be far from a new jar of the nutty stuff.
What the fuck is the matter with you people? If you don't
like it, then don't eat the bloody stuff.
I LOVE nutella !!!!
But what is all this other stuff you guys are all talking
about?
What is marmite, vermite, vegemite, whatever???????
marmite stinks and makes me wanna yack !!!!
WE ARE A YOUNG FAMILY WHO HAVE DECIDED TO VISIT TURKEY AND
STAY IN THE RESORT OF BODRUM. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANY
FEEDBACK IF YOU HAVE VISITED THIS RESORT. WE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT TYPE OF TOURS LEAVE FROM HERE AND WHAT THE
NIGHTLIFE IS LIKE. THANKS.
...is that it has the look and consistency of axle grease, and no real aroma. Food and drug laws force the maker to admit that it is yeast-derived. A child forced to eat the stuff has most of the elements needed to win a child abuse case.
You should try the pear syrup stuff from belgium, it's so
sweet (much sweeter than honey)! I'm definitely an aussie
vegemite kid!!!
OK lads, now:
- NUTELLA IS ITALIAN, an someone pointed out, a GREAT tradition of the area close to Turin, was created by Mr. Ferrero who had a tiny factory of sweets and was actually trying to make torrone (another Italian sweet with hazelnuts) but kept the honey and sugar for too long on the flame, torrone came out dark and he (Italian wit) decided to use it to sweeten a choch cream and sell the latter. It was such a success that the factory grew very bigger and bigger and created new products such as Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, Pocket Coffee and Mon Cherie... Is NOT owned by Nestle' but by the Ferrero family.
- Marconi (GUGLIELMO MARCONI) is italian!!!!
- a booklet about Nutella, written in Latin, a weird English and other improbable languages was written by Cassini and is available in Italy for 1000 lire: title is NULELLA NUTELLAE... a MUST!
have fun, and... buon appetito!
You reakon Nutella's bad. Go to japan and try NATO. I can
guarantee you'll be sick!!
Great Irish Inventions:
Whiskey, while the rest of Europe copied the Arabians in
trying to discover Alchemical secrets we took just one
piece of Alchemical equipment and put it to more serious
use, distilling Whiskey (triple distilled for Irish
smoothness).
Irish Coffee, a further development on the same theme.
Ejector seats for jet planes.
Cat's eyes (those shiny things on roads).
Guinness.
An encryption system not covered by US/NATO armament rules
(ha ha it's great being neutral).
Modern Democracy, I'm not sure of this one, but I can't
think of a county that had universal suffrage, (not
counting countries that claimed to but had Jim Crow laws
etc.) for all it's territories.
Less good inventions:
The Horizontal Mortar,
The Titanic,
The Britanic (sister ship, sank, rarely mentioned),
RTE Television.
I created the water.
I created the man and woman.
I forgot to create respect for everyone.
me............cream crackers, pneumatic tyres and Riverdance, for which extraditions will be sought a few decades from now.
The pity of Nutella is that once the jar is started there is no stopping. Talking of which, did you hear of Jason the brown-nosed reindeer - just like Rudolph but he can't stop.
Nutella is awesome. Even here in PUERTO RICO is a best
seller. Love the stuff! Adios! :-)
never mind Nutella-it's ok if your four years old or with
the taste buds of a four year old..But the grosses, just
the grossest spread ever for toast has to be this american
stuff which is peanut butter sort of swirled through with
grape jelly, very very sickly grape jelly. You only need to
try this stuff once in a life time.
Nutella is defenitely the winner, it's brilliant. And it
think it's actually GERMAN.
My worst nightmare is vegemite or marmite, I lived in the UK
for quite a few years and got used to quite a lot of English
food (cooked breakfast, lemon curd, porridge), but marmite
and vegemite are just disgusting, how can somebody eat this
stuff.
Nutella is from Italy, without any doubts. Made by Ferrero,
an Italian company (factories all over Europe though), still
owned by the founder's descendants. Great stuff.
All the debate about Nutella! Who cares where it is from,
all I have to say on the matter is that it is the best and
cheapest sex toy on the planet and my fiance and I love it!
It is also exceptionally good on a fresh tartine of
boulangerie bread. However, I do love lashings of Vegemite
on my toast, being the blonde Aussie girl that I am!
Don't knock peanut butter altogether. I used to hate it
but when you team it up with Nutella, it's yummy... Europe
meets america. I know you're probably sceptical about this
because I've told a few people about this theory and they
never believe me but anyone who tries it, loves it. By the
way, Marmite is heaven and very nutritious.
God, I fucking love Nutella. There's nothing like settling
down in front of the TeeVee with a big ol' jar of the brown
ambrosia and eating it straight up. Forget the baguette
bit- you don't need it!
By the way- yes, panforte from Siena is repulsive.
Absolutely foul.
I'm telling all of you, it was invented in Canada, is most
loved in Canada, and is BEST in Canada!!!!
...we were talking about hockey, right?
FYI, I love Veggie, Marmie and Nuttie. They rule! It's the
bread that sucks! :)
Has anyone mentioned marshmallow fluff? With peanut butter
you get a "fluffernutter sandwich".
Nutella on hot toast...yum. Nutella on crepe's ...yum, yum.
I'm gonna try the nutella/peanut butter mix, Joey. But that
vegemite, marmite and promite stuff is just plain indecent.
It's 100% brewers waste.
Nutella, Fluff, and White Wonder Bread.
Different strokes for different folks....
Huh? - Marshmallow Fluff? Do I even WANT to know what this
is?
BTW - I love Vegemite, peanut butter AND Nutella - not at
the same time though. My husband (also Australian) hates
all three.. I guess it takes all kinds to make the world
go around..
Back again from ITA, this one a business trip. I looked
real hard at those little individual Nutella packets, but
couldn'd do it. Not for breakfast, anyway.
Peanut butter is the best substance since nutella. On
celery, on bananas, on bread . . . it's versatile, filling,
and yummy. #36, #51--you'd rather have vegemite? Fools!
Nutella rocks my world, and peanut butter is the best. and
let me give it up for mayonaisse. this is not a spread to
eat alone, but on a turkey sandwich it can't be beat.
#1 Bell was Canadian
#2 Marconi was Italian, but made his inventions and
discoveries in Canada
#3 Nutella is the best thing in the world as far as spreads
go
#4 It is an amazing sex toy, along with chocolate mousse
#5 It is Italian
#6 Panforte is amazing stuff!! How could anyone possibly
disagree?
#7 Sienna made me spew without food....don't ask!
#8 Pear syrup stuff is great
Now what really isn't all that great is that berry spread
from our Newfie realatives in the east! Great god those jam
thingies are terrible! They spell like a fart when you open
them and taste like olestra after the digestive system has
dealt with it! Ugh!*shiver* But, you know, some people like
that stuff, so hey- "each to his own....", right? Please
don't think I'm awful!
I can't believe anyone could hate nutella. I also can't
believe they don't have nutella in some places in the
world. How could this be?! If there's one thing the world
needs, it's more nutella. Try dipping fruit in it like a
chocolate fondue. According to the jar i have here, nutella
is made in NSW, australia by ferrero. Of course, it's
probably owned by some european (italian or german)
company. I have no opinion on vegemite, marmite or promite
but did you know they only make penut butter with fungi-
diseased penuts? now, that's what i call disguisting.
Fungi diseased peanuts? You're kidding. How did you find
that out? EEEEeeeewwwwwww, childhood....memories.....quickly
becoming........nightmares! Ahhhhhhh!! Well, they make
luncheon meat out of, and I quote off the label, "animal
parts, pig's bits, horse pieces, beef....". No joke. I'm
reading it off my friend's package. I try to warn her, but
she doesn't want to hear it because she loves the stuff so
much! I agree with the Nutella bit. It's inhumane to deprive
people of this chocolatey wonder. Once the world has
Nutella, we shall all be one. Nutella for world peace.
pS-I meant "smell", not "spell".
Leave the pistol, take the connoli
It's a sad sad day to hear that someone in the world doesn't
like nutella. Only with the power of the chocolately
goodness can mankind truly be saved. ---
Vegemite, on the other hand, is quite obviously God's
punishment for the Aussies for being so stupid. About this
there can be no debate.
Hehehehe!! I like your opinion on vegemite Ryan! I have
never had the experience of tasting vegemite, but I have
taken a whiff. It's not that bad when you smell it...I'll
just have to take everyone's word for it. I cannot
understand how someone could find Nutella unpleasant either.
Vito, what do you mean? Are you talking about the Italian
dessert? What's pistol?
Hi,
The 'disgusting brown cheese' from Norway is goat cheese
mixed with brown sugar, and it's really quite good! Slice
it thin, bring to room temperature, and enjoy on your
favorite cracker. It's not the sort of thing you eat an
ounce at a time. My Norwegian friend likes to spread
strawberry jam on top of the goat cheese. Never tried that
...
I bought my panforte in Sienna, Italy, home of panforte.
It is very good, but very, very rich. The secret to
enjoying panforte is to cut yourself a tiny chunk about 1/4
of an egg large and enjoy with hot tea or coffee.
Neither of these foods is meant to be consumed in big,
Paul Bunyan portions. I don't know what Nutella is, but I
get the impression is is also a 'less is more' food. Take
your cue from the locals as to how to enjoy the food. I am
sure I would not enjoy Norwegian goat cheese if I tried to
eat an 'American size' portion.
Peanut butter is an American icon, but even so, I have to
concede peanuts are subject to toxic fungi, no doubt about
it. Aflatoxins or something like that. It's not a
particularly healthful food because of the high fat
content and the fungal toxins (but try a peanut butter and
banana sandwich for that true American gastronomic
experience!)
Now if you want a TRULY DISGUSTING, REVOLTING food, try
these:
anchovies YECCCH!
brewer's yeast YECCHH!
liver Yechhh!
organs Yeccch!
oysters Gag me with a spoon!
soft crabs Wins the 'too ugly to eat' award
raw meat particulary disgusting
meat disgusting
raw eggs death to mayonnaise (raw eggs included)
mountain oysters wins 'too disgusting to ponder' award
Bon appetite!
Nutella on a croissant...Food of the Gods? You be the
judge. Better than any pain au chocolat I ever tasted to
be sure.
Happy New year everyone!!! Don't eat something you won't
like, stick to the best for the new year!
Check out www.vegemite.com.au for some great and
interesting (if not corny) facts on vegemite.
after all this...WHERE does Nutella come from? As for
disgusting things has anybody ever tried "coloquinte" (I
don't even know how to spell it!) syrup, it tastes like bath
foam, with a smell of pine...bleah!
We're happy little vegemites as bright as bright can be
We all enjoy our vegemite for breakfast lunch and tea
Because we love our vegemite, we all adore our vegemite it
puts the rose in every cheek.
Vegemite all the way. Nutella sucks, its like fairy bread
(hundreds and thousand on buttered bread) yuko! But I like
peanut butter yes please peanut butter not cheese!
Anyone ever tried Jelly Babies covered in Nutella ???
Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ps: Marmite: Love it or hate it , but I reckon there is no
in between... ( I persoally belong to the latter yuck)
The debate is great!!! I have been conducting a survey over
the past two years of Crunchy vs Smooth peanut butter -
Crunchy is winning hands down. I wonder how crunchy
Nutella would go?
Personally, I like to have sex with nutella. it smells
better on the skin than peanut butter. Nutella also works
better for wanking.
yum!
peanut butter: smooth all the way. "eats almost anything:"
nutella is NOT necessarily a less-is-more: i seen it
slathered on bread, bananas, apples, lion bars, everything.
i also seen chicks get fugly big in less than three months.
all the rest of you, debating the origins, etc. of nutella,
get a life! i am a fan o' the knowledge, but what the heck?
send me some nutella flavored gelato, and i'm gone. lots of
good memories! hasta.
Man, Nutella rules, and you can find it in the U.S. in
Military commisarries. I think I am going to have to buy
some and lather it all over my Fiancee....nutrious is all
senses....As for peanut butter...to much sodium. The
grossest has to be blood pudding in England.
Nutella is gorgeous. The thing I can't stand is Peanut
Butter, I can't believe how people can eat it. By the way
where do you live because you can get Nutella in England -
just go into any Sainsbury's
This topic is a legend: keep on, I wanna show it to my son
in 2020.
Nutella wins - can't stand Marmite tho' I wish I could cos
it's bloody good for you. And how many of us have had that
traumatic 'can't leave the table til they're gone'
experience with Brussels sprouts? Ergggggggggh!!!!!!!!!
British inventions:
The walkman(Cambridge), manufactured for great profit by
Sony-
Bungee jumping (Clifton Bridge), operated for great profit
by AJ Hackett-
Sparkling wine (apparently), profitably monopolised by the
French.
Conclusion, full marks for creative thinking, zero for
business sense.
And I would like to humbly apologise to the world for
Marmite.
peanut butter on a warm tortilla rules! no jelly though!!
nutella is ok
veg,mar, are disgusting
wireless communication was invented by nikola tesla in 1893,
several years ahead of marconi. tesla was serbian and
invented or predated just about everything in the twentiest
century that we use. read about him. he rocks!
june 21, 1943"unites states reports: cases adjudged by the
unites states supreme court" volume number 320; marconi
wirless telegraphy co. of america vs. unites states, pp.
1-80
disgusting food: sucking the eyeballs out of deep fried fish
peace to you all!!!
I don't like bread spreads, but my brother loves them. We
have a cupboard full of Nutella, Fluff(#61:it's just
marshmellow in a jar), Caramello(caramel spread), and an
interesting concoction of swirled peanut butter and
chocolate called PB Max.
I don't like Fluff on bread, but if anyone's interested in a
really nice fruit dip, just mix Strawberry Philadelphia
Cream cheese with Fluff.
nutella rules, no competition there.As for fairy bread,
don't knock it...it rocks.
All you freaks who don't like vegemite...you are missing
something incredible.Stuff the marmite& promite
though...pathetic tryhards that they are, trying to mimic
vegemite!!! Nothing comes close.
What can I say about nutella?Here in Italy we can't "be"
without it.It is like a kind of Holland smoke and you have
got to put it on the bread becouse it gives you NRG and it
is like beer for Germans or wine for French.
So you'd better to take your beer and wine that here in
Italy,we party with "NUTELLA"!!!
I've always been intrigued by the stuff, now I have to go
out and buy some. Yes it's available in Canada, at about
five dollars a jar.
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Peanut butter is gross. I only use it in peanut sauce when I
make a stir-fry, but some people love it! A friend says when
she went to Europe the first time she spent half a day's
budget on a miniscule jar of the stuff and treasured it.
-
All the mites (mar, vege, pro) - never tried 'em, but they
look gross too.
TRY STUFFING YOUR FINGER UP YOUR ARSE AND THEN TASTING
IT....NUTELLA WILL SUDDENLY BECOME A LOT MORE APPEALING...
VEGEMITE RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRY STUFFING YOUR FINGER UP YOUR ARSE AND THEN TASTING
IT....NUTELLA WILL SUDDENLY BECOME A LOT MORE APPEALING...
VEGEMITE RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've never heard of this stuff called "Nutella." Judging
from the posts in here it's pretty popular in Europe.
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, was US
American, but was born in Scotland. If you don't believe
me, you can verify it (in a dictionary) like I did.
Peanut butter was invented by the American George Washington
Carver (no relation to the president). He was a really cool
black guy who was born when slavery still existed ... he was
a botanist and chemist. When I was a kid they always used
to tell us that he came up with LITERALLY hundreds and
hundreds of uses for peanut butter and the sweet potato
(also known as yams). Weird, though ... they would never
TELL us what those other uses were, so to this day I don't
know.
Peanut butter is not bad. Just about every US American
child grows up eating it. Peanut butter and
(especially grape) jelly sandwiches are almost like a
childhood staple. Peanut butter and honey sandwiches are
also good if you don't use TOO much honey.
All of you people saying Peanut Butter is disgusting -
haven't you ever eaten the following candy bars:
Butterfinger, Twix, Snickers, Reese's Pieces (is that
chocolate or peanut butter?), or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
One of the least appealing foods I've eaten are these Indian
dessert things. I went to an Indian wedding and there was a
big stack of them; they look like donut holes, so I asked my
friend to snag me a few. They LOOK like donut holes, but
they are soggy with some kind of syrupy oil. I picked it up
and oil was running down my hand. I took a bite and it was
like biting into oil encased in very fluffy bread. GROSS!
I don't know what those things are called, but be on guard!
Whatever you do, don't eat popcorn mixed with Brewer's
Yeast! It looks like normal popcorn but ALL you taste is
Brewer's Yeast (and that stuff is nasty). A lot of
health-conscious people eat it, but it's grooooooss.
That cheese in a can stuff , called Cheese whiz, I think, is
dreadful stuff. I mean cheese is not supposed to go in cans.
I'm surprised no US Americans here have mentioned SPAM.
It's a best-selling food, actually, but everyone makes jokes
about it being nothing but compressed chicken lips and pig
tails.
Cheez Whiz is pretty nasty.
Pretzels dipped in Nutella...mmmmmmm...
Man, you don't know what you're talking about...Nutella is
the proverbial marrow to be sucked from the bone of life.
'Tis the king of spreads, may its nutty chocolatiness
never cease to smother my tastebuds. (Um, those were some
really silly metaphors, but who cares.) Actually, looking at
all the posts here, Nutella should just make a link to this
place from their web site if they have one. Major
Nutella-plugging going on!
I don't know what some of you guys are talking about, but I
think that Nutella is the bomb!!!!!Just by the spoon full!!
Lick that baby clean!
NUTELLA is ok once in a while but it's doesn't strike me as being truly foreign since it's
been sold in canada for as long as i can remember. but what's with this MARMITE shite? i
mean honestly. it's seems to be popular among my friends who spent some of their
childhood in britain and, judging by its disgusto-factor, i suppose it truly can only be
appreciated by the hearty brits. for those of you unfamiliar with this stuff, i believe it is
some sort of yeast spread that comes in a small dark brown jar. it's horrifically salty and
bitter and i can't fathom what the appeal of this shit might be! as for post #92 by lala, that
delectable indian dessert you're so not fond of is called GULAB JAMUN. i think this stuff is
just heavenly. true, it is a supersaturatedly sweet and syrupy dessert, but after a fiery
indian curry meal, it's just the thing to soothe the palate. PEANUT BUTTER is great,
especially with sliced bananas on sliced bread. it's also good with jam, any canadian or
american will concur. one of my favourite novelty treats is the breadsticks w/chocolate
spread (similar to nutella) that come from italy and spain. FRUITTELLA are wicked chewy
candy sensations from the netherlands. they're from the same company that makes
MENTOS! and what about those polish-made SESAME SNAPS? yummy! i know this is
supposed to be about foods that make us want to spew, but who cares? CHEESE IN
TUBES is pretty grotesque, but i have to admit that i used to devour CHEEZ WHIZ as a
child, especially the mexican flavour. french-canadians love MAYONNAISE, especially on
their fries. they also seem to really enjoy COLESLAW, which i find a bit bland and
uninspiring. PROCESSED MEATS are scary, particularly that ham with macaroni and
cheese bits. what is that? and what's with everyone going on about how great nutella is
for your sex life? please. i never understand people who like to go on about their sexual
practices. it's seems to be a lot of blowing one's own horn. blowing
something anyways...
Nutella is good - just dont put it on bread!!!
Hey Yedgar, Marmite is VEGEMITE. You know, Men At Work.
...."vegemite sandwich"... and all that. You have to spread
it thin and then I think it's good. Nutella is actually
*Italian* but everyone who spends some time in Europe thinks
it's from whatever country they lived in. Just ask, it's a
neat-o party game. Anyway, there's a better version in
German called Nuss (nut) something or rather that comes in a
flimsy plastic cup thingy and is made by Zantis. I wont'
blaspheme Nutella but Zantis' stuff is like Nutella 2.0.
That is all (I have to get back to work).
I am a chocoholic from perth and we have had nutella here
for as long as I remember so for all of you northern
hemisphere people, NUTELLA IS EVERYWHERE!!!!
AS A CHOCOLATE CRAVING ADOLESCANT I DISCOVERED A
WONDERFUL SNACK USING NUTELLA:
DIP A PEELED BANANA INTO NUTELLA A BITE AT A TIME THEN DIP
THIS INTO A CHOCOLATE POWDER OF YOUR CHOICE TO COAT AND
PARTLY SOLDFIFY THE CONCOCTION UNTIL YOU GET IT IN YOUR GOB.
CONTINUE THE DIPPING PROCESS UNTIL BANANA CONSUMED OR YOU
START TO FEEL ILL, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST.YUM!
I was in Cuzco, Peru on Christmas Eve and had a great time
in the Plaza but was unwise enough to try home-brewed
chicha.It's made by chewing up corn then spitting it into a
pitcher and adding water...didn't find out how it was made
until later, of course.I saw but did not eat a deep-fried
guinea pig. This vendora had a whole pile of them in a
bowl, so pitiful, they fry them whole and you should see
them with their little fried heads and poor little ratty
fried feet.I live in Alaska and the Eskimos eat some truly
scary stuff. A great delicacy is "stinky heads." You dig a
hole on the beach above the tide line and fill with fish
heads. Then you cover it up for a month or so and when you
come back you have a liquified pit of horror and people
actually eat it. You can do the same thing with little fish
called hooligan which I believe are actually smelt. And
then of course there is seal oil. Raw, frozen whitefish
dipped in seal oil is a miracle cure for a hangover, I've
been told. For that gourmet touch you can doll-up your seal
oil with Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce.Yummers.
This topic has been going since october...kinda impressive. Talk about bad food...I'd mention a two things I got in Colombia. "Tripa", and "chontaduros". The first is called tripe in English I think, and it's basically cow stomach I think...ewww...all gele like substance and barely any taste to it at all. Chontaduro is a fruit that's dried and salted...and that's exactly what it tastes like...all dried up and salted big time...yuck
My favorite is the way the dutch eat those crazy sprinkles
(or whatever you want to call them, chocolate or colored
pieces that you usually put on ice cream) on their bread
with butter for breakfast. I had a dutch roommate who made
fun of my not so healthy eating habits while he was
slurping this crazy concoction down 24/7.
I might understand your disgust for Nutella, though I do
not share it, but please do not say it is French: Ferrero,
who invented it, is still one of the very few, genuine
Italian makes not bought over again by Japanese, French,
Swiss or whatever, and it comes from Alba, north west
Piedmont.
If a jar of Nutella and a jar of Vegimite got into a fist
fight, who do you think would win?
I'd put my money on the Vegimite. Nutella seems a little
soft around the edges.
Having been subjected only yesterday to my first experience
of Cheez Whiz by my Canadienne neighbour, I have to say
that it reaches a new bottom as it were.
Bright orange in colour and with the taste and consistency
of semi-congealed wallpaper paste. Apparently one uses it
to boost the chemical count of another Canadian delight
called Kraft Dinner.
I assume that the probably mix it with maple syrup too.
Hard to beat I'd say.
seems like nutella is the only fuckin food on earth!
It is better to just eat it from the jar.
Nutella's good and has been available in Canada as long as
I can remember. We used to get a cheap knock-off variety
around here too.
As for disgusting, I have to say that I CAN'T STAND WINE
GUMS! Everyone else I know loves them. Even just the smell
of them makes me queasy.
Cheez Whiz, at best, is repellent. There's nothing more
sickening than the coating of grease (or wax or whatever the
hell it's made of) it leaves on the roof of your mouth.
(Celery with Cheez Whiz was a favourite snack of most of my
friends when I was a kid. Blurgh.)
never tried any of the -mites...but my friend Rachel misses
Marmite terribly when she can't find it here.
How is possible to prefer vegemite to Pear syrop, soo good. I cannot smell vegemite, it drive me really mad!
Nutella? Not to bad.
Are you insane?!! Nutella is potentially one of the best
gifts given by God to his people! I'm from San Francisco
and I can't think of a better spread for a perfect slice of
SF Sour Dough!!!
I recently discovered the yumminess of nutella and banana
on pita bread. Good breakfast. Mm.
Jesus God, I love Americans.
I'm now going straight to the fridge to get the Nutella and
eat it buy the spoonful. Nothing compares.
of nutella was in switzerland. i couldn't believe that for
19 years of my life there was such an amazing unit out
there that i was unaware of. when i went to buy some when
i got home i realized that it was artificially flavored.
ohh, the pain...my taste buds had been tricked, lied too.
i could not enduldge in such a treat.
however, i have a new staple at every meal, tahini...ummm.
When my little country Slovenia was still a part of
Yugoslavia Nutella wasn't available in our supermarkets,
but we travelled to Italy to buy it and smuglled it back
(among other stuff), for a while we had a travelling
restrictions, you had to pay to cross the border and my
parents refused to do so, so what I missed the most was
Nutella. Now we get every foreign brand in our supermarkets
Nutella is still my favourite. I recently came back from a
month in West Africa which is my favourite part of the
world, but I craved Nutellla and the first thing I ate was
half a jar of Nutella straight up, no bread, but when I
eat it with bread I also put margerine underneath , yes a
total bomb, but of course it's not my every day diet, still
I could live on that stuff.
rocky mountain oysters
vegimite rules. all you people who think it's gross have no
taste
vegemite is the best - spread 2cms thick on a fresh slice of bread. it is an aquired taste and when that taste is aquired, you can't have too much. What is disgusting is the spreads that have come over here to Oz - peanut butter and jelly in the one jar - this must be from the US. I've got to say though - oreos and hershey's peanut butter cups absolutely rule. nutella (whoever made it) is pretty good stuff too.
vegemite is the best - spread 2cms thick on a fresh slice of bread. it is an aquired taste and when that taste is aquired, you can't have too much. What is disgusting is the spreads that have come over here to Oz - peanut butter and jelly in the one jar - this must be from the US. I've got to say though - oreos and hershey's peanut butter cups absolutely rule. nutella (whoever made it) is pretty good stuff too.
for the record: i'm a huge fan of nutella, crunchy peanut
butter is ok, crunchy nutella with hazelnut bits would rock
my world if those ferrero people had thought of making it,
and the rafaello coconut truffle things they make are very
yummy too.
as far as disgusting: those salty licorice bits that the
dutch are so fond of and which made me puke the first time i
tried one, cheez whiz is gross and i've never touched it,
thank god, fat free cheese tastes rotten as well, british
cuisine as a whole sucks ass (and tastes like it).
but some things that sound disgusting are not so bad. i
tried (brace yourself) fried brains during my travels in
eastern europe. i didn't know what it was at the time and
thought it tasted just fine. the point being that everyone
should be a bit more open and not judge foods before you try
them (some exceptions apply such as that rotten fish head
concoction someone mentioned, you need good medical
insurance to try that kind of thing)
I'm an exchange student from Germany in Alabama and I think
it was about last December when I was pretty homesick.
But then I found Nutella in Wal-Mart and suddenly my world
became brighter. It remindes me of home and it's the only
thing that can cheer me up. Long live Nutella!!
I'm pissed off of americans who just spit on everything
that comes from outside... i'm talking to Mick #6. and by
the way Nutella is available in north america, too.
sometimes i'm ashame of being an american myself
Nutoka is even better than Nutella !
hΣsch dini ovo hⁿt scho cha ? Appenzell rules !
First off, nutella is a godsent - anyone who debates that is
obviously off their rocker... Completely looneytunes...
So here's my plead - I am no more than a poor, starving art
student in NYC and I have not come across this australian
bounty which is Vegemite. So can you mail me some? Please -
if it's all you claim it is, let me spraed the word (no pun
intended)... The US is counting on me!
-Cucumber Jones
I know that by the time you have waded through all of the
messages you will be enthralled by my discovery that Ferrero
Nutella is even MADE in AUSTRALIA, where of course Vegemite,
now a Brittish company, is the most popular spread.
Yes, Nutella is the BEST in bed.
As a kid my mom was a strange, yet creative cook who liked to
make us grilled peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches.
Sounds sickly, smells funky--but ohhhh sooo goood! Just like
making a grilled cheese sandwich only much better. I've
turned many a friend and family on to this curious treat. I
just can't quite take cheescake or anything that even smells
like it. I like the "fluffernutters" name, so don't mind if I
borrow it?! Thanks!
Haven't read all the messages - 130 posts is just too many, but in Australia you can literally buy nutella in kids lunch packs, where you peel off the lid and it comes with a little plastic spoon for eating straight. I can remember having it for lunch in primary school (many moons ago).
As for vegemite, amongst my Australian friends, it's just a hangover cure (it's chock full of vitamin B) to use when you run out of Berocca (a very groovy Australian Vit B supplement that you can dissolve in water and drink when your abused stomach can't handle anything else - an awesomely powerful hangover cure) - basically a spoonful of vegemite before you go to bed means a headache free morning after... (doesn't mean it has to taste good)
I could survive. Then maybe some horseradish in between
servings just to get the whole flavor. No?
Nutella is utterly, utterly blissful stuff, especially
spread on an equally utterly, utterly blissful man.
I love peanut butter. And marshmallow fluff. And goat's
cheese. And you can't make chocolate mousse, lime & cilantro
mayonnaise, caesar salad dressing, or rouille without raw
eggs. So there.
In the fourteenth century in England, they used to eat SWEET
pigeon-and-fish pies with lashings of rosewater and honey.
The ancient Romans had a sauce called garum, which was the
liquid drained from fermented dried fish.
I loathe vegemite, but my partner loves it. I don't care as
long as he rinses his mouth before he kisses me!
Why are is everyone getting so uppity about something that
is obviously and literally just a matter of taste???
Really gross things:
*low-fat processed cheese slices (plastic!!!)
*skim milk
*sugar substitutes (there is NOTHING wrong with sugar)
*boiled milk
*dealcoholized wine (yes, it exists...sadly)
*mixing any perfectly good liquor with softdrinks (if it's
good enough to drink, it's good enough to drink on its own.
If it's not good enough to drink on its own, why bother?!?)
*The Worst Thing Ever: hearing some deluded woman order a
"weak, soy milk Ecco (coffee substitute) latte" at a cafe.
I love Nutella, I first ate it 7 years ago while in Germany
and ever since I have had it shipped to me in America. now
it is quite common to find here and is gaining popularity. I
love it! Germans and Hazlenuts both ROCK!!!!!!
Because I like Nutella,
I accidentally ate
Half a jar within an hour
And gained a stone in weight!
Marmite on the other hand
Is better for my health,
So I always keep a jar of both
Sitting on my shelf!
kunio: as the only japanese adding to this thread i say:
nutella i like!
but vegemite is not food, it stinks. this smell is like a
vitamin tablet for dogs.
i recommend to eat natto.
karin: watch what you're saying about stinking vegemite,
natto-fan!
kunio: natto is very healthy. it stinks terrible but tastes
good.
karin: oh yeah? - actually, my food drug is salty licorice
from scandinavia; i would maybe even kill for it!
kunio: uuugggghhh!
karin: tomorrow you there will be vegemite toast for
breakfast! and licorice for dessert.
kunio: it is better to eat dog food.
karin: pedigree pal or chappi ? - bow wow!
kunio: i mean : dog meat!
karin: yumm yumm!
Looking for a moderate hotel in Paris, around July 7, for 2
nights. Need 2 triple/double rooms, preferably not more than
$100.00 US. A good location is important, but it would be
nice if it had a bit of character also. Anyone have any
ideas???? Thanks!
VEGEMITE IS FROM SATURN...IT WAS BROUGHT HERE BY ALIENS and
is the best tasting substance on earth spread on fresh toast
with alien butter
Could Lonely Planet please eliminate this topic? I'm sick
of seeing it. Thanks.
There is only one thing that rules when you are travelling
and are 1000kms away from home. VEGEMITE!
It always reminds me of home, especially when I get alittle
homesick.
Were all Happy Little Vegemites, as bright as bright can be.
We all enjoy our Vegemite for Breakfast, Lunch & Tea.
i cant believe i just read 141 messages on the merits of
nutella
did you know it has been scientifically tested and you can
live on marmite and bread indefinately
just a little thought: put a snickers bar in the microwave
and dip a banana in it, looks like poo but tastes divine
When I am desperate for a choc bar I just dip a spoon into
the Nutella and before you know it the whole jar is gone
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy
Vegimite and I will travel to Europe and the USA together
in Nov and expect to create much interest among the natives!
I've never had the stuff, me being a Yank and all, but I
read a selection of a book in which, while on safari, the
usual vegemite bashing was going on. The Aussies, in an
attempt to defend their beloved spread, gave some to the
mooching monkeys, who picked it up, sniffed it, and
scampered off as if burned!! I'll try it when I get to
Australia...do you drink beer with it? Sounds as if I may
need some...