A jar of Vegemite is on display at Sweden’s Eckliga Matmuseum
And hoo boy, they are not impressed.
While Sweden may be the land of beautiful people, flat-pack furniture and delicious meatballs, we have officially lost faith in our now-former friends in the northern hemisphere.
With disposable words on simpsons, Gus: “It’s a bloody outrage, that is.”
The terrible news was shared on Redditand people Down Under are now sharpening pitchforks and preparing their kangaroos to ride into battle.
One Reddit user said: “This from a country where Surströmming (basically rotting fermented herring) is classed as a delicacy. I’ll stick to Vegemite, thanks. And you can bring back ABBA while you’re at it.”
A second riffed on The Simpsons as well as: “It is a bootable offence.”
A third said: “Have [you] made an official complaint through diplomatic channels yet? This insult to Australian culture [and] shall not stand.”
Another added: “So [are] we send emu [over] to Sweden then? How dare they.”
Basically, the Australian army launched an offensive against a herd of out-of-control emus. However, the emu decided to fight back… and the Australian army lost. Seriously.
Museum curator Samuel West told ABC that the Australian favorite was given a spot due to it being a “traumatic eating experience” for those who thought it was Nutella.
“I love Vegemite so I’m a bit sad it’s in the museum,” he said.
West added that the menagerie of strange foods is not a culinary “freak show” but rather a study of how disgust radically changes from country to country.
“The evolutionary function of disgust is to help us avoid disease and unsafe food,” he added ABC.
“Slime is one of the six basic human emotions.
“Although the feelings are universal, the foods we find disgusting are not.
“What is good for one person may be upsetting to another.”