Tasty Twiglets

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Yeast extract, in the form of Vegemite or Marmite, can be a bit of an acquired taste: you either love it or you hate it. To quote the wizard Rincewind, from Terry Pratchett's "The Last Continent", it's "...salty-tasting beery brown gunk.". As I am quite partial to a hot, buttered crumpet with a smear of Marmite on it now and then, I thought I'd retry that party-time favourite, Twiglets, as my local Tesco was selling off unsold stock at reduced price. Short, inch-long knobbly Twiglets, baked crisp and lightly coated with yeast extract, I can only imagine that the inventor of this popular party snack designed the salty, mouth-twistingly, dry twig-like inconsequential nibble half-way through an extended pub-crawl. Mr. Bean's attempt to provide his New Year's Eve party guests with this nibble as a snack is probably the best, and funniest, part of the Twiglet experience - here's a 3-minute clip, just to whet your appetite...