How many of us have
taken marmite? The marmite shortage
in New Zealand brings to mind how attached we are to certain types of
food. Some might find marmite disgusting as can be seen from its
advertising slogan, “Love it or hate it”. I love it and can
empathise with the New Zealanders sense of a marmageddon coming. Can
you imagine a similar crisis in Malaysia?
I do wonder whether
Malaysians have any particular food that would elicit similar
emotions. We have so much variety that we are spoilt for choice. That
might explain why I doubt we will ever have a shortage of any
particular favourite food item in future. Our favourites run the
gamut of variety in the food palate, from the ubiquitous nasi lemak
to the plain roti canai.
There will be a crisis of
sorts if rice or flour is in short supply bur thankfully we have not
had the occasion to go through such horror. The only exception was
during the war and whenever a natural disaster disrupts the supply of
the raw material from reaching consumers. There were occasions when
limited supply meant higher prices for these products but with
control over essential goods, we are in safe hands.
My sympathies to the New
Zealanders in their moment of loss and hope they will be able to
enjoy their version of marmite as soon as the factory is up and
running.
Image from telegraph
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