Vegemite is a thick, dark-brown, very salty paste that you spread thinly on buttered bread or toast. It is made from leftover yeast from beer brewing, and it tastes strongly savoury — salty and a bit bitter, not sweet at all.

VegemiteVegemite is a thick, dark-brown, very salty paste是一種濃稠、深褐色、非常鹹的醬 that you spread thinly要薄薄地塗 on buttered bread or toast在抹了奶油的麵包或吐司上. It is made from leftover yeast from beer brewing它是用釀啤酒剩下的酵母做的, and it tastes strongly savoury味道非常鹹香——salty and a bit bitter鹹又帶點苦, not sweet at all完全不甜.

It is Australian, and it is close to a national symbol there: Australian children grow up on it, and Australians living abroad carry jars of it with them. Britain has almost the same thing under the name Marmite, and New Zealand has its own Marmite too.

It is Australian它是澳洲的東西, and it is close to a national symbol there在當地幾乎是一種國家象徵: Australian children grow up on it澳洲小孩從小吃它長大, and Australians living abroad carry jars of it with them住在國外的澳洲人也會隨身帶著一罐. Britain has almost the same thing英國有幾乎一樣的東西 under the name Marmite叫做Marmite, and New Zealand has its own Marmite too紐西蘭也有自己的Marmite.

Strictly it is a brand name, so it takes a capital V, though people write it small as well.

Strictly it is a brand name嚴格來說它是個品牌名, so it takes a capital V所以V要大寫, though people write it small as well不過人們也會寫成小寫.

It is famous as a food that foreigners dislike on the first try — and the usual reason is that they spread it thickly like jam or peanut butter. Australians spread it very thin.

It is famous as a food that foreigners dislike on the first try它以外國人第一次嘗試就不喜歡而出名 — and the usual reason is通常的原因是 that they spread it thickly like jam or peanut butter他們把它塗得跟果醬或花生醬一樣厚. Australians澳洲人 spread it very thin塗得非常薄.