Bite Me!

Those who know me will know how crazy I am about Marmite – to me, it’s the nectar of the Gods and I eat it in everything from jacket potatoes to veggie gravy.  I was thrilled, therefore, to receive a mysterious invitation from the ‘Marmarati’ a couple of weeks ago, inviting me to a secret Marmite event.  It transpires that Marmite are bringing out the strongest blend ever (Codename: MXO) and had gathered together a party of Britain’s most fervent Marmite-lovers to help them by tasting some of their trial blends.   

Along with this, we were served canapés with Marmite dip and Marmite cocktails, which were less disgusting than they sound and tasted mainly of coffee (look out for my own, superior Marmite cocktail recipe coming soon!).   

We also swore the Marmarati oath, making us fully-fledged members of the Marmarati, the inner circle sworn to protect the mighty spread:

I hereby and hereon solemnly swear on celery, yeast extract, riboflavin and vitamin B12 to keep the following oath and agreement.

I promise to do my duty to Queen, Country and Marmite.

I swear to be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Marmarati.

I will defend the ebony elixir against all conspiracies, protect it's distinctive flavour and honour its orb-like jar.

I will reject any second-rate pretenders

I promise to spread my dark and sticky mistress throughout the land, as well as on toast.

And finally I swear never, ever to consort with members of the Marmaladi.

The Marmarati are now recruiting for the outer circle – if you, too, would like to get your hands on a jar of the famed MXO, go to www.marmarati.org and submit an entry!

Photos courtesy of the Marmarati