Marmite / 玛迈特

Marmite is a dark, sticky, savoury food spread. It is very salty so it is usually eaten by spreading it very thinly on buttered toast, crumpets or in sandwiches. It can also be used like soy sauce to add flavour to meat and cheese dishes. It can also be found as a flavouring ingredient in some other food products such as crisps and peanut butter.

Marmite是一种黑色、粘稠、咸的食物酱。它非常咸，所以通常是薄薄地涂在抹了牛油的烤面包、松饼或者三明治上食用。它也可以像酱油一样用来给肉类和奶酪菜肴增加味道。有时它还会作为调味成分出现在其他食品中，比如薯片和花生酱。

Marmite was first produced in 1902. It is made in a factory in Burton-on-Trent, a town in the middle of England which is also famous for brewing beer. It has been produced continuously in this factory since that time. Although the process of producing a yeast extract is well known, the actual recipe for manufacturing Marmite is a trade secret.

Marmite最早在1902年生产。它是在英格兰中部的伯顿-昂-特伦特的一家工厂生产的，这个镇也以酿啤酒闻名。从那时起，它就在这家工厂里持续生产。虽然酵母提取物的制作过程众所周知，但Marmite的具体配方是商业机密。

A similar product called Vegemite also exists in Australia. This was developed in the 1920s because at that time it was difficult to obtain Marmite from the U.K.

澳大利亚也有一种类似的产品叫做Vegemite，它是在1920年代开发的，因为那时候从英国获取Marmite很难。

The name ‘Marmite’ comes from a small French cooking pot. A picture of a marmite can be seen on the label on the front of the jar.

Marmite这个名字来自一个小法国金属炖锅。你可以在罐子正面标签上看到一个炖锅的图片。

Marmite is normally sold in a small jar which also resembles a marmite, however it can also be bought as a sauce in a squeezy bottle.

Marmite通常放在一个小瓶子里出售，这个罐子也像一个炖锅，不过它也可以作为挤压瓶里的酱料购买。

Marmite is made from concentrated yeast extract which is a by-product of the beer brewing industry. It also contains celery and various spices. Because this product contains no meat, vegans consider it acceptable to eat.

Marmite是由浓缩酵母提取物制成的，这是啤酒酿造行业的副产品。它还含有芹菜和各种香料。因为这个产品不含肉类，所以素食者认为它可以吃。

Despite its high salt content, Marmite is considered to be a product that is very good for your health. It is sometimes dissolved in water to make a broth and given to invalids to help their recovery. Marmite is also known to be rich in B vitamins and folic acid.

尽管盐含量很高，Marmite 被认为对健康非常有益。有时会把它溶解在水里做成汤给病人喝，帮助恢复。Marmite 还富含 B 族维生素和叶酸。

Because of its highly salty taste, people either love or hate this food product. “Marmite” is thus often used as a metaphor for something that is an acquired taste or is devisive. Marmite even used the advertising slogan “You either love it or hate it” to promote the product. In English, the terms “Marmite effect” and “Marmite reaction” are sometimes used to describe something that provokes controversy.

由于味道非常咸，这种食物要么让人爱不释口，要么让人讨厌。所以“Marmite”常被用来比喻那些需要慢慢适应的口味或者有争议的东西。Marmite甚至用过广告语“你要么爱它，要么恨它”来推广产品。在英语中，“Marmite效应”和“Marmite反应”有时用来形容引发争议的事物。