Vegemite

The Times went inside the world’s only Vegemite factory to celebrate the national yeast extract spread’s centennial.

Every vessel of Vegemite, the spread beloved in Australia and not so much outside it, has for the past 80 years begun its journey here.

Glinting glass jars, each filled with a swirl of semi-molten Vegemite, quiver as they clink along metal rollers on the assembly line before being bunched into squadrons of 12 and sent out into the world.

Natasha Frost ate Vegemite in nearly a dozen different ways — including in ice cream — in Melbourne, Australia.

Thankfully, no one asked Danault if he wanted a vegemite sandwich.