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What is it?

Small, knobbly wheat sticks coated in yeast extract seasoning, these snacks have a dark brown finish and a dry, crunchy bite. Texture is firm and biscuity rather than airy, so they snap with a bit of resistance before breaking apart. Seasoning runs over the bumpy surface, giving each stick a savoury, Marmite-like flavour that polarises opinion in the same way the spread itself does. In the lineup, the plain version carries no added cheese, paprika or other coatings, letting the yeast extract do all the work. Usually sold in sharing bags for snacking on their own or alongside drinks and party food. They've been a British fixture since the 1930s, and the recipe hasn't changed dramatically, keeping that same love-it-or-loathe-it character throughout the decades.