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Bovril 125g | 
| Brand: Bovril
Buy New: $8.49
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 223
Country: Ireland
Ingredients: yeast extract
Media: Misc.
Size: 125g Jar
ASIN: B000BWKT6M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Beefy flavor | | • | Imported | | • | 125g value | | • | Savoury spread | | • | low fat |
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Product Description
Bovril is a traditional British beef flavored concentrated yeast extract spread made for snacks, savoury toast and hot drinks
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 A cuppa Bowvrew and a bangah ..but where's the beef? October 28, 2006
Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Powdered boullions have nothing on Bovril. This thick, tarry paste dissolves in hot water to make a beefy tasting drink or can be spread thinly on bread or toast and topped with a tomato for a sandwich.
This is a popular drink with the working man; once at a soccer (that is, football) game in Stevenage, a local fan of the "Burrah" recommended a banger and a cup of "Bowvrew" as a fine snack during the match. In a cold damp country like Britain, this is not a bad piece of advice. "It's luvly" he asserted. It was.
Bovril drink was invented in 1886 by Scotsman John Lawson Johnston and was originally formulated to feed Napoleon's troops on the Russian front. (Not many of those troops came back; something like a half million left for Mother Russia and fewer than 20,000 straggled back after the campaign.)
The problem lately is that British Mad Cow disease has thrown Bovril into a tizzy. Prions, or tiny molecules of proteins that act like vicious virus, aren't destroyed even by cooking, so British Bovril was banned in other countries. So, since 2004, Bovril has been vegetable based, essentially hydrolyzed yeast protein, not beef based. Therefore, it turned into Marmite. THEN, in 2006, it was announced by Unilever that beef was to be put BACK into Bovril. But what KIND of beef? I am soooo confused...Aha, Unilever tells us that the beef in Bovril is not British. It still may not be "halal" which is why it was getting a dim view in Malaysia, where it is stirred into rice and porridge after the Asian taste for savory gruels. But the beef is back.
 Vegetarian NOT Beef Bovril December 18, 2007
D. Straka
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is NOT beef Bovril. It is 'beef flavored' yeast extract. Moreover, because this product is considered as a grocery product by Amazon, the product cannot be returned. If you want the real beef Bovril, do NOT buy this product.
 Use it for soup! January 9, 2007
H. Abraham (VA, USA)
Since I was a kid, we used Bovril to flavor soup. So when I bought it after a long search, I sure used it the same way. I never tried Bovril according to the manufacturer's directions, maybe I will some day.
 is this with beef or just 'yeast extract'? February 2, 2007
S. Cheunkarndee (Bangkok, Thailand)
I'm buying the product but haven't received it yet. There seem to be a bit of confusion here. The question isn't what 'kind' of beef (that comes later) but if there's any beef in this version of bovril. I'd seen the new label which features a 'beef' stamped over 'bovril' so I'm now skeptical that this is the latest verion of Bovril with any beef in it. is this the vegetarian version?
Does anyone know if the beef version is allowed in the US?
Best Pot Roast Ever! October 23, 2007
Judith A. Fletcher (Minnesota)
This is the best seasoning for making post roast. I rub it on the meat before cooking...also, the gravy is outstanding.
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