C.P. Yes, the question is, why DOES one eat Vegemite??? It is brewers yeast compounded with...?...stuff!
(Discussion of Vegemite, so NOT a FOOD slide.)
Pictures of Vegemite and People "eating" Vegemite.
They were looking for the 5th taste, umami; the expressions on the faces tells the story... (I assume that the Marmite is brewer's yeast flavored with Marmot broth but that is only an assumption and I leave that question to anyone else interested enough to further research.)