Have you ever converted anyone to Marmite..

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or any other British delicacies?

Most people where I live have a very negative view of British cuisine so I was wondering if you'd ever successfully introduced any foods from home.

We always bring tea bags back for mil

and orange marmalade

Never found any takers for Marmite though.

Dh now loves marmalade, curry, cadburys chocolate, and Branston Pickle.

No luck on the Marmite though.

gave it to bil, he gipped, asked for a jar to take back to usa and trick his friends.
i once read when m + s opened in Paris the french were eating raw crumpets, they didnt know they had to be toasted, yuk.

Raw crumpets? Tasty!

PIL and Uncle in Law converted to tea and extra mature cheddar.

BIL always asks for lemon curd when we visit UK.

Only French person I know who eats marmite is DD but she has English genes and was exposed to it from an early age.

I think perhaps there is a Marmite gene that only exists in UK
Aussies have vegemite though, don't they. Isn't that similar?

Similar but not as nice if you have been brought up on Marmite

DH (French) takes great pleasure in asking guests who stay overnight if they would like to taste MY marmite and not telling them that it needs to be spread thinly.

But he goes to the UK about every couple of months on business so we get to stock up regularly.

ooh I bet she loved you after that, Califrau. Do you still keep in touch?

My mil also got a taste for salted butter when she visited us in London. And Ribena.

DH converted me... It took years though because my first introduction to it was being all jet lagged and bleary in desperation for coffee and him shoving a pice of marmite slathered toast under my nose asking me to try it.

I still cant figure out dandelion and burrdock.. thats just nasty...
on the other hand he hates rootbeer and wont have anything to do with it when we vist the states...

my dad loves oatie biscuits though so everytime we visit Idaho have to bring 8 packets or so...

I used to get my mum to post me branston pickle when I was living in France and it was the source of great amusement amongst the French who didn't quite believe it was real food.

My DH drinks English tea much more than green tea now - and he is very particular about the brand - we can get Brooke Bond English Breakfast Tea in our local supermarket, and that is all he'll drink.
The kids and I LOVE Marmite, but DH seriously cannot be in the same room when we eat it - so we wait until he has finished his breakfast, before bringing out the pot of the good stuff Or have it as an after school snack...

Not marmite but I have introduced golden syrup (and all it's uses) to an Austrian friend - her children love flapjacks!!

When can you feed children marmite - is it too salty?

I am now inspired to convert my US citizen toddler! I have got her onto weetabix, ready brek and Hugh Monty-Massyposh's banana bread...

It is salty but you use so little. I think I gave DCs marmite on toast from age 1.

I've given my 10 month old marmite already!

He loves it, although probably too salty I only give it once a week or something. I reckon he'd eat it every day if he could!

Deb, I miss golden syrup. I haven't found a suitable alternative here.

I tried, very sneakily, to give dd's friend some marmite the other day. She didn't fall for it though and immediately went 'yuk!'

I was talking to a neighbour this afternoon and she told me how her husband had been 'pleasantly surprised' by the food on a recent trip to the UK. Seems British food has a very bad reputation abroad. Can't think why....