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Old September 19th, 2011
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Describing Vegemite as "a quasi-vegetable by-product paste that you smear all over your toast", the US president pronounced it "horrible".

But Ms Gillard said it was "good", as long as you remembered to spread it thinly.
I think that's what gives most people a surprise, not knowing it's supposed to be applied very thinly. So their first experience with vegemite can be unpleasant. lol

Unforunately the rights to vegemite were sold to a usa company many years ago so Australia no longer even owns it.

I could imagine the customs officials being suspicious of the dark fluid lol. Probably not an uncommon find for those arriving from Australia however.
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