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Sami Muirhead: a toast to a humble Aussie icon of the food industry 

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One of the greatest food items in the world is celebrating its 100th birthday.

Vegemite is one century!

Yes, for 10 decades, the real black gold has been feeding families and fuelling hungry Aussies.

Vegemite draws a primal response from me and makes me feel like I have come home.

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It comforts my soul and my stomach.

I grew up on it.

A staple in Australian households. Picture: Shutterstock

I have been lucky enough to dine in the actual Eiffel Tower.

I have slurped plump and salty oysters shucked fresh from the cold waters of Tasmania.

And I have feasted on a homemade lasagna masterpiece that took my Mimi three days of cooking to prepare.

All these meals will forever be in my memory as some of the best of my life and I have a highlights reel from each of them tucked away safely in my brain that I often play in my head.

But the best meal of my life by a country mile was, in fact, Vegemite on toast.

After a few days of labour, my first child finally came into this world in a dramatic birth.

I honestly thought I was going to die.

At the end of the ordeal, where nothing went to plan, my baby girl was finally sleeping in a clear crib near my hospital bed.

I was alone with my thoughts, processing the miracle of life and the fact I was now a mum.

It was something I had waited my whole life to be called.

The humble piece of toast can be something special, especially with Vegemite on it. Picture: Shutterstock

It was at that moment that my big sister came through the doors with two pieces of toast covered in Vegemite.

My legs did not work from all the drugs I had been given and I felt very overwhelmed at the future and yet giddy beyond compare after finally meeting my bundle of joy.

My sister handed me the toast and I am pretty sure I cried with happiness.

That was the best meal of my life.

I had everything I needed right in that room and I had happiness spread on a piece of toast.

Sometimes, it really is the simple things in life that bring you the most feelings of being content.

Happy 100th birthday to you, Vegemite, and thanks for the magic you hold in your jar

Sami Muirhead is a radio announcer, blogger and commentator. For more from Sami, tune into Mix FM.

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