Wow!!

But...smell..

Terrible!!

What an incredible review

Since the beginning of time

which was about 2 years ago

Literally everyone has been asking me what do Japanese People think about Marmite

For those of you unfamiliar with Marmite

it's a popular British food, well-known to polarize opinions

People either tend to love it or hate it

due to its very distinctive acquired taste

And that's because it's made from Yeast Extract

a by-product of brewing beer

Which sounds promising because it has the word "beer" in it

until you look at what it actually looks like

Some sort of Brown PVA Glue

And it smells like.....the definition of awful

But! when spread on things like toast or put in sandwiches

in small amounts it is quite bearable

Bearable to the point of being pleasant

And because it is quite salty and in many ways a bit like soy sauce

I thought it might be quite popular in Japan

So after I was able to get hold of some, curiosity got the better of me and I finally went out

to see what some Japanese friends made of it

Not only boosting relations between UK and Japan in the process

but also inventing a whole new dish altogether

and one that was of questionable quality

And when i look back at the whole thing it seems like it seems to go through 5 stages

Stage One: Confusion

Marmite?

Have you ever heard of Marmite before?

I've never!

Really? it's a very famous British food

Chocolate?

It's like Chocolate

Have you ever heard of Marmite?

No, first time

First time?

First time!

First time?

First time!

Drugs!

Like a drug smell

Like Drugs?

What's that?

Oooh, good!!

Look at it, oh sweet, chocolate!

Wow!

But, smell...

Terrible!

So yeah, have a try!

Scary?

Yes....because first time

Stage Two: Unanimous Abject Horror

Good?

Not good, not good

You're making it look like torture

Unbelievable

I don't...

Very salty

Like Chocolate?

NOT like Chocolate!!

Finished?

Finished!

I don't need it

Stage Three: Unanimous Dislike

Broken

Your face is broken?

Toast + Marmite equals....YUM!

Yum.....not Yum!

So, on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 very bad, 10 very good), what number?

ONE!

Only one?

Zero!

1 is very bad, 10 is very good, what number?

Three

Do you..you can be in the new Marmite Commercial

Ah yeah!

Maybe you can lie!

Oh Marmite!!

Good Taste!!!

First time, it had a very bad taste

Oh yeah, again and again

then again, again, again, don't stop

And I dream "Oh Marmite!!"

Oh Marmite!!

You'll go mental for it

You'll go mental for it. Quite bloody literally.

Stage Four: Sharing the Delicious Taste of Marmite

Yeah! Very famous food in England

Famous food?

Yeah this very popular English food

If you eat this Marmite off a spoon

it's a symbol of friendship between Japan and the UK

Ah yeah, Vitamin B

Healthy food!

More than that!

Yeah this is friendship, Japanese/British relations!

For England!!!

See, you like it!

Good Japanese Britsh relations

This is a very important day

Stage Five: Mild Insanity and Revenge

To the Mario theme-tune

Just Japanese-style, tastes so good

This could be a clever trick

Good taste!!

Lemon! Lemon!!

Oh for fuck's sake

You bastard!

Soy sauce and Wasabi and mix

Fucking..oooh

Thanks to everyone who took part

Let's open!

Nice smell!

Marmite Smell!!