The spread that caused joy and scrunched noses in the same breath, brought in as much praise as criticism and could easily turn a brunch meet into a heated debate over whether it deserved to be there, was lost.
Marmite, the fallen soldier of South Africa was off the shelves. If it wasn’t your favourite, it was a favourite of someone you knew and the loss was felt everywhere. What spread would we argue about in its absence?
The shortage of supply came about due to a chain of events, namely the alcohol bans that caused an interruption for yeast brewing. If you didn’t know, Marmite is made from a “concentrated extract” sourced from beer-making byproducts.
What happened to Marmite?
During the dark months, all sights, smells and tastes of Marmite were rare (par the few bottles diehards had stocked up on).
However, Marmite came back with a bang in May this year and launched a new career path as a TikTok star.
Starting with a humble 81 disciples, Marmite quickly grew to have over 37k followers, and the content is arguably better than the spread.
Hopping on numerous trends, the marmite character came to life.
With a bio that speaks Marmite’s truth “#LoveItOrHateIt, this is one page everyone who’s ever had a conversation about the spread needs to know about.
Here are some of the sassiest and chuckle-worthy moments from our revived brother, Marmite:
@marmite marmite >>> ? #betteringredientsbetterpizza #pov #marmite ♬ original sound – TONY STATOVCI
@marmite How to stay toxic 101 ? #loveitorhateit #foryou #toxicrelationship ♬ original sound – Cynesse
@marmite They don’t pay me enough for this ? #ifiwasa #marmite #loveitorhateit ♬ original sound – Abigail
@marmite Snakes don’t hiss anymore they ask for Nutella #foodtok #marmite #loveitorhateit ♬ original sound – JOTC
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Picture: Screenshot from video
