Tastes of My Youth
August 19, 2008
Tonight I made some bread from scratch.
When it had barely cooled, I sliced it up, slathered it with butter and topped that off with Bovril.
It took me back more than a decade, when I would run home from the Master Baker Tea Room with a fresh loaf, and top it off with butter and Bovril for an afternoon snack, before a dip in the pool.
Delicious.
(Any anti-Bovril comments risk deletion! Do not besmirch the good name of Bovril!)
Posted in Life
August 20th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Sign me up. Where can I get some of this delicious meat?
August 20th, 2008 at 2:10 am
Bovril! Oh no, here come my Marmite nightmares.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Um…. yeah bread, boo Bovril. Delete that sucka!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:08 am
I thought Bovril was a cow disease.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Is Bovril just like Marmite?
If so, then I’ll hold me tongue. I don’t want to risk deletion.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Technically, Marmite and Bovril are different. They are similar in that they are both concentrated extracts that taste absolutely delicious on hot bread or toast (or stirred into a cup of hot water), but Bovril is a beef extract, whereas Marmite is made from yeast. According to Wikipedia, Marmite is acceptable to vegans and vegetarians, but Bovril would probably kill one of those!
August 20th, 2008 at 8:32 am
I notice you didn’t link to this Bovril site… Wonder why?
August 20th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I think they should have stuck with the original name (as found on Wikipedia): “Johnston’s Fluid Beef”. Granted, at least they didn’t go with “Johnston’s Beef Fluid” cause that could be lots of things…
August 20th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Veggiemite, Marmite, any yeast-based spread looks like ear wax on toast.
August 20th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Dude, if your ear wax looks like Marmite, you need to see a doctor!
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
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