Re: Peanut butter and Marmite

Bob Henson wrote:
> 
> On 24.9.24 10:29 am, Citizen Smith wrote:
> > 
> > Marmite have discontinued it, so if you're a fan you'd better stock up on it if
> > you can find any on the shelves. <https://tinyurl.com/2xkk6srf>
> > 
> > TBH, I prefer mixing my own.
> 
> Hmm. Does adding a little bit of Marmite improve the flavour or alter it 
> dramatically? I like Marmite anyway, so an experiment wouldn't go amiss.

Yes, though it depends how much you add. It also changes the consistency, makes 
it less runny so it doesn't drip of the toast.

> I find roasted peanuts and peanut butter have little taste these days. 
> That may be down to my aged palate, but my theory is that as various 
> brands of salted, roasted peanuts are very dry (they used to be pretty 
> oily) and have little taste, that during processing they remove some 
> (nearly all?)  of the arachis oil to sell separately, thus upping their 
> profit and making it difficult for us to make good satay sauce.

I put the lack of taste in peanuts and peanut butter down to less salt being 
added, so I sprinkle some on my peanut butter if I don't add the marmite to it. 
I do the same with peanuts and sometimes grind some black pepper on as well.

> "The Peanut Conspiracy," those conspiracists amongst us who are certain 
> Trump arranged the second non-shooting himself to gain sympathy (1) 
> votes can call it.
> 
> (1) There must be someone, somewhere who would be sympathetic.

Yeah, I reckon there could be some truth to that.