Whenever I do something that uses browned beef, I've found adding a bit of marmite or Vegemite gives it some depth and you don't actually taste it in the final product. I do it for roasts and chili. I've heard of adding chocolate but I'm not big on chocolate so don't typically have it in the house.
Yeah, people don't eat that stuff in my part of the world. I would probably have to have it shipped from over seas to even get some to try but from what I have seen I don't exactly have a strong desire to ;)
I love Vegemite, but I grew up with it. My mom lived in NZ long enough to fall in love with it. Her parents used to ship it to us. Amazon has it in the states, now, so I always have some on hand for my toast. My bf hates it. He won't even taste it. Says it smells like flaked fish food lol
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