Marmite has arrived in the states. I ahve been enjoying it for 5 years or so. Need to find the right store.
I must admit my family and camping buddoes do not share my enthusiasim

Daily Mirror newspaper, 25/03/04, an article by Christine Morgan on health matters

"MARMITE"

"Yeast extract spreads such as Marmite, contain vitamin B3 (also called niacin), which it is believed boosts good cholesterol levels by up to 30%. Dr Cuross Bakhtiar, of London's Imperial College, says companies are currently developing cholesterol - lowering drugs based on niacin".

Rik

And those of her daughter nations; always a fun subject and since campstoves are all about cooking and eating, I don't think it's too off-topic.
It seems that the Kiwis, Oz dwellers, and our friends to the icy north (the Anglo ones, at any rate)have stayed somewhat closer to their Brit culinary roots than have the Yanks, but the fact remains that the basic British breakfasts and dinners are the foundation of the American ones, too.
The classic "American breakfast" is bacon and eggs and toast. This of course is the "English breakfast" which now even Continentals clamor for when they're in England. The difference is that ours does not have cooked tomatos, mushrooms, and glistening black pudding along with it. And the English breakfast uses back bacon, whereas the Yanks use side bacon, which the Brits call "streaky bacon". I wish we had back bacon here. It's called "Canadian bacon" over here, but here that usually conjures up sliced rounds such as used on pizza. I love back bacon and have never seen it on a breakfast menu in my neck of the woods.
Of course, once you're into kippers and the like, you've diverged from the Yank breakfast menu.
The fun stuff comes with things that we don't have here except in a rare expat specialty shop, but can often be found in Canada, like Marmite, powdered or canned custard, and the dreaded chip buttie (though I don't know if even the Canadians have that).
It would be interesting to hear from Northernflame about what the Quebecois favor over the campstove.

Ed, I agree, talking food may be a tad off topic, but at the end of the day, what is the point of having stoves if you don't cook with them, and share some of the outcomes.

The "English Breakfast", though still popular, is now replaced in many hotels by rolls, jam, danish pastries etc or as an option.

A friend of mine who has a bed and breakfast hotel in my home town of Birmingham (UK) tells me that the French and Dutch eat the traditional breakfast more than the Brits or Germans. Another friend who was a waiter on the QE2 says that many Brits enjoyed crispy American style bacon instead of back bacon.

Streaky bacon when pork meat, is often called "belly draft" in the UK and cooks well in joint form, either in the oven or in a pan; lots of fat maybe, but drain it off and taste the flavour.

As I get older I am going for more traditional foods, like stews, or a good fried steak or chop, and thats where I think my liking of tinned/canned food comes from, (like Marmite) its traditional, (though I like a good salad and light olive oil and lemon dressing).

Anyway, lets get back to stove talk

Rik

Our invariable camping breakfast on the Coleman is bacon and eggs. Toast is hard to do, so now I bake biscuits (scones, not cookies) in the Coleman oven.
Our traditional first-night meal camping is beef stew, as to which I have the unbeatable recipe.
As to the English breakfast, I had read in some article that the French have really taken to it when they travel in the UK.
Then there's those shiny whole herring looking me in the eye at breakfast in Stockholm once!
But a fresh trout fried, served with eggs, is another great camp breakfast.

Well here is one for you blokes to think about.
If I was to upset my ex wife, when I got home from a hard days work she would say dinner is in the oven. I would think, great I am starved. Open the oven and there it was "A salid" Hot lettice, tomato, carrots, cucumber and all of those thing good when fresh and cold. She would make the tea also for me Then put it in the freazer. This was not so bad as cold tea is quite nice on a hot day.
Albert

Sounds like my Ex. She had no sense of smell or cooking ability.I would come home and find her cooking meat that had gone bad.The house would smell like road kill on a hot summers day.She didn't smell a thing.She cooked a turkey with the bag of organs still in it.She wondered why it took so little stuffing.I didn't eat much in those days. Dan

Having your dinner left in the oven is better than having it left in the dog!

One tin "John West" kippers in sunflower oil (or brine), long grain rice, fresh or dried peppers mix together and it equals,,,,one late lunch or good camp dinner

Fish in tins. Oh, wow! Love it or what.
Pilchards, tuna, sild, mackerels (some of the foreign brands use scad or horsemackerel, which is crap - bones like sail needles) Smoked eel is particularly tasty. Sardines, brisling, salmon, kippers, herring ...
the list goes on. Superb with fresh bread and little else. Good for you too.

That's what the Russians call this stuff as appetizers: pickled herrings, onions, bristling sardines, etc. It is transformed into zakuski when taken with ice-cold vodka. This would serve well in camp while the stove is cooking the main course.

Ahh! You had to to go and put that photo of the Vegemite on the Forum. I have now put in several hours researching the food and yes I have ordered a jar from a website on the West Coast (U.S.A.)Your not to blame! It's me, I have an abnormal interest in untasted foods and yes beverages. Not sure the best way to taste the stuff? Maybe the toast butter and Vegemite Combo. Chuck, I'll let you know what it tastes like when I get it.

Camp lunch

cup a soup (mushroom and garlic is my present favoutite)

crackers with cheese spread

pickled roll mop herrings

pickled gerkins

boiled egg

beer/wine (dry white) if your not planning on hiking or driving

Rik

My ex is realy a reasonable cook IF she was not upset with me. She would only do this to get back at me.
These days I cook what and when I want regardless of time. I find this better than salids from the oven.
Albert

Hi Joe
If you are going to try Vegemite for the firsy time . only use a little bit on your toast. This is about 1/4 tea spoon or less. Other wise the tast is too over powering and could turn you off it for ever.
Albert

Still the winter is available, the snow inthe streets of Oslo is just history now, but this the nearest web-cam (solar/battery powered)from where I live. (12 km in to the woods from my home)

Its still prima primus-weather.

Its always prima primus weather!

Dag S

http://www.skiforeningen.no/imgshow.cgi?list=1&kat=camraasjo&icons=1&max=10&sort=ddate

What a wonderful web site there Dag, there is one for Snowdon in North Wales

http://www.electricmountain.co.uk/weather/live/

Rik

Thank you, you have got some nice pics on your link too.

The nature is as made for primus-enthusiasts. Maybe it's made for us?

Dag S