New Zealand has been producing its own version of the sticky British spread Marmite since 1908. It is so popular there that when earthquake damage forced the Christchurch Marmite factory to close in March this year, people turned to online auction sites to try and find it. New Zealand athletes who won medals at the London Olympics were even given Marmite as a reward. A similar product called Vegemite is popular in Australia. Picture: Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features

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