The perfect Monday #RecipeOfTheDay: Spaghetti with Marmite! And I’ll have you know that this is no Anglo act of appropriation but the invention of that great Italian foodwriter, Anna del Conte https://www.nigella.com/recipes/spaghetti-with-marmite
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A guy I ised to work with told me to try it in 2010 at the latest (I'm Italian, so he was worried I'd take offence). It is quite the comfort food, but then again I love Marmite.
I got this recipe from you a while back, in another space, and I love it and I make it all the time. And (probably inappropriately), my dog perks up when he smells it being made.
When I was a child in the 60s I called for a school friend and his Mum asked me to wait while he finished his tea. I was shocked to see what looked like naked spaghetti, which she put a knob of butter on. At that stage I’d only experienced tinned spaghetti in tomato sauce. This photo took me back!
I had a jar of Marmite confiscated by Japanese customs just last week!
There was a language barrier/confusion about what she thought it was - the look on her face when she opened and smelled it was of utter disgust!
It went straight in the bin with a “No no no no no!” (Couldn’t possibly be food🤭)
Interesting! I shall investigate. I toss my roast potatoes around in marmite before putting them in the oven. They always go down a treat and when asked what I’ve put on them…the shock on the marmite haters faces who have just eaten tons of them, always makes me laugh.
Thank you for legitimising one of our favourites Nigella. I thought it was only our household that loved this combination. Try adding some spinach - it's fantastic
fun fact: my mum makes a Marmite drink for when she has symptoms of hyponatremia (low sodium in blood). Never under estimate good old Marmite! (Teaspoon of Marmite, boiling water and milk).
For people who hate Marmite, would Bovril do as a replacement? Also, for the people who love Marmite, would a tablespoon be a good replacement for a teaspoon for the Marmite measurement?
When I went vegetarian, someone told me that Marmite is a quick way to add umami to a dish, kind of like Worcestershire sauce but without the anchovies. I wouldn’t eat it on toast, but I’d try it in pasta.
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But the same technique could be used for a quick way of flavouring with other ingredients !
There was a language barrier/confusion about what she thought it was - the look on her face when she opened and smelled it was of utter disgust!
It went straight in the bin with a “No no no no no!” (Couldn’t possibly be food🤭)
and my toddler son loves it also