Tim Tam
I had heard a long time about this snack which is very popular in Australia. I came across this at the Real Canadian Superstore some weeks ago. I would have missed seeing this if not because the Superstore placed a big signage of it at the end-cap.
Tim Tam is basically a chocolate biscuit. It is made of two layers of chocolate malted biscuit, separated by a light chocolate cream filing and coated with a layer of chocolate.
It’s amazing how a simple chocolate biscuit became such a popular snack in Australia. I think it largely because of the way Tim Tams are supposed to be eaten. I had been told that the right way to eat Tim Tam is to bite off two corners of the biscuit and then use it like a drinking straw to suck up hot chocolates.
You got to suck it really hard and fast as the insides does melt away really fast and makes the biscuit collapse. My boys always have a hot chocolate before they sleep and they love Tim Tams.
Any Aussie reader on this blog? Any tips on how best to eat Tim Tam? I am sure there are ways to prevent this biscuit from falling apart so fast.
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Windy | May 27, 2007 | Reply
Hmm… Tim Tam, lovely little devil. Quite miss it thou… don’t think I could find it nearby where I live. Oh well, at least I tried it.
Nigel | May 27, 2007 | Reply
Love your blog. I believe its called the Tim Tam suck :P Or so ive been led to believe. Tim Tams are great. Different varieties here including caramel & dark dark chocholate hmmmmmmmmm :P.Not sure of other ways to eat it though…
WendyWings | May 27, 2007 | Reply
The best way to eat them is just like a cookie instead of a straw lol. The tim tam trick is just something of a party trick. Not everyone eats them that way. We have new ones out now the Love Potion range of Tim Tams they are to die for.
Not an aussie but right next door in New Zealand. Have a great day
Sushi | May 27, 2007 | Reply
Im an aussie reader. Gosh, these Tim Tams, so many varieties available here in australia - now there’s “love potions” which is pretty much the Tim Tam itself, but the inside is like strawberry.
Well, I found the best way to eat it, is lengthways and by taking bigger bites.
Hope that helps.
Suzanne | May 27, 2007 | Reply
Yum. I’ve never heard of these chocolate biscuits (cookies). I guess they aren’t available in the USA.
But anything you dunk in hot chocolate is bound to be yummy!
Suzanne Lieurance
Three Angels Gourmet Co.
http://www.threeangelsgourmet.com
Mooshmouse | May 27, 2007 | Reply
It’s actually called the “Tim Tam Slam”. To do it properly, bite off two diagonally opposing corners and then suck the coffee or hot chocolate through it. As you’ve probably already found out, this is a one-shot deal because the Tim Tam disintegrates rather quickly… pop the whole thing in your mouth right away or the bottom half will fall into your cup!
Rukya Rahman | May 27, 2007 | Reply
Those Tim Tams looks delicious. Over here in the UK, we have a similar-looking chocolate biscuit called Penguin which, according to the wikipedia entry, pre-dates Tim Tams by over three decades. Apparently, Arnott’s Tim Tams were based on McVitie’s Penguin.
larrybored | May 29, 2007 | Reply
never knew tim tam’s are from down under. Thought they’re from US. It’s available in some stores in my country - philippines. yum yum
jaybird | Jul 24, 2007 | Reply
yummmy tim tams.
im from Western Australia. we call that maneouver the Tim Tam Slam here.
try them frozen in summer, so good
or for a true aussie bikkie experience shove a tim tams between two Milk arrowroots and microwave- heaven
Julia | Aug 14, 2007 | Reply
I call it a tim tam slam. Its actually supposed to fall apart, you suck up as much as you can, then shove it in your mouth before it falles apart. But it you dont want it to fall apart, try drinking milk through it
Roz, | Aug 19, 2007 | Reply
I’m an aussie, and eating it frozen is LOVELY in summertime, have never sucked chocolate through it, as I heard it really disintergrates fast. but I have been known to give it a go with milk.. unknown to my kids, they’d be horrified.. not their ‘mother’ hehehe !!
Deni | Nov 3, 2008 | Reply
im an aussie too and LOVE tim tams!! i dont usually do the ’slam’ but pull the twp layers apart and eat the filling first! mmm. the dunk is best on a cold winters night with hot choc, but u only suck a bit through them, just enough for the filling to start to melt!!