Brits United

jian said:

Gosh, discussing the merits and uses of Marmite is the most British thing ever.

(Not Vegemite, that’s Australian.)

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There is always hp

dragoner said:

There is always hp

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Oh FFS not another hit points debate

;-)

dragoner said:

There is always hp

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HP sauce is not the same type of thing. It’s in the ketchup category. Marmite is in the spreadables category. Like marmalade and stuff.

Morrus said:

HP sauce is not the same type of thing. It’s in the ketchup category. Marmite is in the spreadables category. Like marmalade and stuff.

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Similarly, Worcestershire (pronounced “Wooster”) sauce is a condiment. You add a few drops to something you’re seasoning, like the top of a Welsh rarebit (“grilled cheese”) much as you might do with Tabasco sauce.

Gentleman’s relish is a potent anchovy-based paste that you could use like Marmite and spread on toast, though you’d generally use less.

Both are probably distant descendants of garum, the fish sauce that the Romans brought to Britain two thousand years ago. What did the Romans ever do for us, eh?

(Random trivia: Welsh rarebit is probably derived from “Welsh rabbit”, presumably implying that poor Welsh people couldn’t afford meat. Similarly, there’s a dish called Scotch woodcock, which is scrambled eggs on toast topped with gentleman’s relish, presumably implying the same thing about poor Scottish people, or that English landlords in both cases were oppressive and took a very dim view of poaching.)

Tipping it down earlier

soviet said:

Tipping it down earlier

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Same here in Vancouver.

(Narrows eyes)

Well, I’m sure the garden needs it.

(We don’t have a garden.)

Morrus said:

HP sauce is not the same type of thing. It’s in the ketchup category. Marmite is in the spreadables category. Like marmalade and stuff.

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Indeed I was just mentioning it for argument's sake.

dragoner said:

Indeed I was just mentioning it for argument's sake.

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This isn't the right room for an argument

soviet said:

This isn't the right room for an argument

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Not like argument argument.

dragoner said:

Not like argument argument.

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it was an understated monty python reference, just trying to lean into the thread premise