Brits United!

[dragoner]

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

(Not Vegemite, that’s Australian.)

There is always hp

 

[soviet]

There is always hp

Oh FFS not another hit points debate

;-)

 

[Morrus]

There is always hp

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.

 

[jian]

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.

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.)

 

[soviet]

Tipping it down earlier

 

[jian]

Tipping it down earlier

Same here in Vancouver.

(Narrows eyes)

Well, I’m sure the garden needs it.

(We don’t have a garden.)

 

[dragoner]

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.

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

 

[soviet]

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

This isn't the right room for an argument

 

[dragoner]

This isn't the right room for an argument

Not like argument argument.

 

[soviet]

Not like argument argument.

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