Vegemite celebrates 100 years as a national icon on October 25 and Australians are showing no signs of fatigue when it comes to lathering their toast with the rich, salty spread.
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"There's more Vegemite lovers than Collingwood fans," Jamie Callister, grandson of Vegemite creator Cyril Callister, said during birthday celebrations at the Melbourne factory.
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"There's something in this little jar that is just so us," he said.
As the Sydney Harbour Bridge began construction, Cyril Callister and Kraft Walker Cheese Co. businessman Frank Walker envisioned a spread made from the fragrant yeasty remnants of the beer production process.
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The dark, sticky paste is now considered one of Australia's most beloved national foods as a spread or substitute for beef bouillon in stocks, soups and braises.
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To celebrate 100 years of Vegemite, ACM looks back at the most delicious and creative recipes from chefs, butchers and cooks around the country.
A century of Vegemite
Vegemite and cheese sausage from Brown's Butchery in Raymond Terrace, NSW.
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Frugii's Australia Day Vegemite-flavoured ice-cream in Braddon, ACT.
Fans of the flavour may be sad to hear the "dessert laboratory" closed in 2021.
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IN OTHER NEWS:
Grown-up Vegemite meatballs from Aubergine Restaurant, another permanently closed Canberra venue, made by former-executive chef Jason Rodwell.
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Vegemite and cheese 'toffle', a toastie made from waffles, at Max Brenner.
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