'Does it matter what side the Marmite goes on?': Rogue BBC Good Food site member posts recipe for Marmite on toast and sparks hilarious reaction

Simplistic recipe posted on cooking site sparks wave of response



Recipe posted two years ago now viral on Twitter



'Put bread in toaster, get out butter and Marmite, get toast out of toaster, spread butter, spread Marmite, serve with bay leaf, eat it'

Ironic comments include: I'm not keen on turkey and was looking for an alternate for Christmas Day and I think this is it'

'I had to make a few substitutions (jacket potato for the bread, cheese for the Marmite, chopped spring onion for the bay leaf)'

With a new cookery book out every day with ever more weird and wacky recipes to excite Britain's budding chefs, we sometimes lose sight of the simple meals we enjoy the most.

One no-nonsense we user has gone back to basics to post a recipe for Marmite on toast on the BBC's Good Food website - sparking a wave of hilarious responses.



User Benno Himself posted the recipe two years ago but only in the past few days has it seen a surge of interest and comments from fellow BBC Good Food users who appreciate his sense of humour.

Twitter users have also gone mad for this amusing recipe.

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User Benno Himself posted this recipe back in 2010 but has seen a revival in sarcastic and ironic comments

A surge in Twitter activity around the recipe may have been the cause for new comments

Anyone can sign up to the website in seconds and be posting recipes immediately, so as one can imagine the website is a minefield for joke (or very bad) recipes.



The step-by-step instructions for Marmite on toast go: 'put bread in toaster', 'get out butter and marmite [sic] ', 'get toast out of toaster when done', 'spread butter on toast', 'spread marmite [sic] on toast', 'serve with bay leaf (optional)', and, 'eat it'.

There's really no arguing with this tried and tested technique for the perfect Marmite on toast.



It has even been rated an average five out of five stars. People are impressed.

Though on closer inspection, it appears some of the gushingly positive response to this recipe might be peppered with a hint of irony.

This amateur chef goes back to basics with his step by step guide to making this very simple dish

FEMAIL lists the funniest responses 'This is one of my personal favorites! The assemblage of this dish only took about 10 minutes despite drilling a hole in the middle of the bread with my rock-solid unsalted butter. However it later turned out that the hole in the middle is the perfect vehicle for the bay leaf. Couldn't be more please with the outcome, hope you post something similar with marmalade and basil.' - Percy Jackson Trying to cut down carbs, so I tried this recipe without the toast. (omit steps 1 & 3.) A little messy to eat, but still delicious - grahamthecat

'Spread the marmite on the toast' WITH WHAT!? It sticks to my fingers more than the bread and my spatula doesn't fit in the jar! - clockworkchimp

I've been using a fork to spread the butter but the toasted bread seams to break up, is there a special kitchen implement to spread butter? - Tim Messanger

This looks great but as a hardworking unemployed layabout, I don't have time for complicated recipes like this after a long day in the pub/down the bookies. Does anyone know if this is available as a ready-meal in any of the supermarkets? - cmtarpey This is a recipe my mother handed down to me, I've always been reluctant to do it as I was nervous it wouldn't taste as good as hers... no need for me to worry, turned out perfectly Thank You so much for bringing back some childhood memories. - Tilly I'm not keen on turkey and was looking for an alternate for Christmas Day and I think this is it. - Smoz



Funny responses: 'Does anyone know if this is available as a ready meal in any of the supermarkets?

