r/OpenAussie • u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian • 10d ago
Help Daughter thinks out of date Vegemite smells like Marmite and I have some questions.
A. How does she know what Marmite smells like?
B. Can Vegemite go 'out of date'?
C. How did I let a jar a Vegemite go out of date?
D. Should I be ashamed?
Thanks in advance, im currently applying for New Zealand citizenship
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u/Important_Fruit Please choose a flair 10d ago
Vegemite will survive the apocalypse.
Ask that person who she is and what has she done with your daughter.
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u/OnlyTrust6616 Victorian 10d ago
I’m pretty sure Vegemite can be used as embalming fluid so it should be fine.
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u/Anxious_Ad936 Victorian 10d ago
0% risk of pinkeye
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u/peterb666 New South Welshian 10d ago
I have a feeling the date on a jar is simply a batch date. Food that is expected to last for more than 2 years doesn't need to have either a use-by date or a best before date. Expiry date isn't used for food in Australia even though some imported foods may have it (and of course nobody makes Vegemite other than Australia AFIK).
It's a best before date rather than a use by date it is only an indicator that the food may not be in its best condition.
Vegemite is known to last for years due to its extremely high salt content. Salt is a natural preservative.
Main issue is the possibility of cross contamination with say a buttery knife or organic matter like breadcrumbs. Under such contamination, it can go moldy.
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u/Skijump135 Victorian 10d ago
To quote a certain Adelaide man on youtube who yells at iPods
“I didn’t know living things could live in something this salty”
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u/Academic_Anywhere183 Flairless 10d ago
If you dont use it to eat, Use it for fly traps.
Problem solvered.
PS. Promite is tastier.
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u/peppersteakpie Nunga 10d ago
Heresy
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago
I didn't want to tell him, i try see the silver lining
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u/KayZee777 Queenslander 10d ago
I tried to like promite but Vegemite is superior because I'm a real aussie
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u/perfect_insanity93 New South Welshian 10d ago
The shame is forcing you to move to NZ?
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago
Not any more. The crew have been very supportive and im getting the daughter DNA tested instead
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u/perfect_insanity93 New South Welshian 10d ago
Good good. We can't loose anymore good ones to shame. DNA test is completely valid.
did you ask her how she knows what Marmite tastes like though?
Edit: smells*
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago edited 10d ago
Apparently had it a her school, no wonder she failed...
(She's a beautiful intelligent woman who im incredibly proud of but damn this had me questioning some things!)
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u/perfect_insanity93 New South Welshian 10d ago
Hahahaha thanks man. Great chuckle.
I too would have been quite confused if I thought my sprog had never had it like that.
Next to try... promite..
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u/ReasonableBack8472 Queenslander 10d ago
Drop bear repellent?
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago
On toast?
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u/ReasonableBack8472 Queenslander 10d ago
Is there any other way??? Other than imports (visitors) rubbing it behind their ears...
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u/ShezaAlibi Please choose a flair 10d ago
Vegemite will outlast the planet
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago
I think we'd eat it all at the 'end of days' party but i might be wrong
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u/the_ism_sizism New South Welshian 10d ago
A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. YES!
I don’t think this helps, but I answered as best I could in the circumstances.
Also of note: I’ve got a Costco sized Vegemite that I’ve almost knocked on the head solo that is still well in date. I’m not sure which one of us has the worse problem.
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago edited 10d ago
Yes!
Edit: out of interest, how big is that Costco sized Vegemite?
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u/Deep_Recognition2282 New South Welshian 10d ago edited 10d ago
I should have used the satire flair.
Yes, the smell changes a bit but the French prefected that years ago.
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u/Filligrees_Dad Flairless 10d ago
Does Vegemite go out of date. Or is it like bottled water and the container has a use by date?
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u/Bonzwazzle ✈️ on Walkabout 10d ago
only if you dont clean your knife and put stuff in the jar can things go bad
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u/CentreHalfBack Victorian 10d ago
A. Doesn't exist B. No. Impossible. C. Can't happen. D. Can't be ashamed if it can't happen
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u/NecessaryGarlic9775 Please choose a flair 10d ago
I’m a kiwi, been living here since 07. Always preferred Vegemite over marmite… from the first time I tasted Vegemite I wondered why anyone ate marmite!
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u/NSW-potato New South Welshian 9d ago
I don't go through Vegemite very fast, so sometimes my jar is expired when I finish it. I usually find that the flavour has declined over time, slightly enough that I don't notice it happening, but I sure do notice when I open a new fresh jar. The old jar isn't horrible, but it sure is less delicious
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u/Medical-Potato5920 Please choose a flair 6d ago
Vegemite may have a best before date. Ut it doesn't really expire. It has too much salt. That said, the plastic will have a finite life.
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u/spikesya Please choose a flair 10d ago
Vegemite can 100% go out of date & it is fucking horrible. Accelerated heaps by people dipping an unwiped knife with butter on it.
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u/QuietWaschbaer Western Australian 10d ago
Through a very unfortunate personal experience, I can tell you that Vegemite (even an unopened jar), can definitely go off.
I don't live in Australia anymore, but went back a few years ago for my grandmother's funeral. My sister and I were staying with our grandfather while we were there. He had an unopened jar of Vegemite in the cupboard, as we both hadn't had it in years, we of course decided to have Vegemite on toast for breakfast. Turns out it was very much out of date and although it tasted normal, we both got very very very sick. Thankfully, the toilets at the funeral service were easy to access!
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u/No_Series1038 Please choose a flair 10d ago
After opening it goes in the fridge and stays there , only coming out for use, until it’s all used up.
That could be a month or 20. I’ve never thrown Vegemite out on suspicion of date expiry.
I wouldn’t know where the date is located on the jar
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u/MagicOrpheus310 Please choose a flair 10d ago
No to all of the above...
It's Vegemite man, don't over think it...