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Post by dee on Feb 25, 2014 4:31:48 GMT -5
When you were back home ready to come to Australia, if you met somebody who had visited Australia and found out you were going too, there’s a good chance they asked you this:
“Can you pick me up some Tim Tams?”
Chances are your reaction was “No!, I mean, wait, what IS a Tim Tam?”.
A Tim Tam is a famous Australian chocolate biscuit that has gained celebrity status around the globe. It is often in the carry-on luggage of departing expats and tourists.
It’s more famous than Crocodile Dundee in some parts of the world and it’s a freaken biscuit!
Arnotts make the biscuit, and until 1992 it was one of Australia’s favourite companies. At that point it was bought out by a massive American company which was a big deal at the time.
Nonetheless, Tim Tams are still classed as an Aussie institution.
One thing foreigners often don’t know about a Tim Tam is that there is a special way to eat it. It’s called a Tim Tam Slam and it is awesome. Here’s how you do it:
1. Make yourself a glass of hot Milo or milk.
2. Bite a little bit off one corner of the Tim Tam.
3. Now bite a little bit off the diagonally opposite corner of the Tim Tam.
4. Lean down towards the glass and put your mouth over one corner of the Tim Tam, like a straw.
5. Dip the other corner into the glass so it is slightly submerged.
6. Suck the liquid through the Tim Tam.
7. As soon as you taste the liquid, put the whole Tim Tam in your mouth.
What happens then is a true miracle in the chocolate sense of the word. If you have a hot drink (which is the preferred method), then the Tim Tam melts completely in your mouth. It is amazing.
If you need to see a visual, check out this video of Natalie Imbruglia teaching Graham Norton on a UK talk show -
As mentioned, this is a bit of a local secret that has been passed on since the dawn of the Tim Tam. Now, when your parents come to visit, you can make them try it.
Once you have mastered the Tim Tam Slam, spread the word!
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Post by Nikki on Feb 25, 2014 6:53:48 GMT -5
Awesome!!!
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 25, 2014 10:34:44 GMT -5
That's funny! Love the video. dee I just have one question. WTF is hot Milo?
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 25, 2014 10:36:22 GMT -5
Ok I just looked it up. I need to get out more.
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Post by S. Fucking Matthew on Feb 25, 2014 10:56:33 GMT -5
There's rumor that they sell these things stateside at Target. Can anyone confirm?
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Post by Nikki on Feb 25, 2014 11:03:22 GMT -5
My sources tell me that they are in the northeast states - only during certain months of the year. I believe the runners come in from Australia around March and the supply dries up around October.
It is under Peppridge farm.
Must contact my Maine connections.
They should try and make some blue ones. haha.
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 25, 2014 11:04:28 GMT -5
There's rumor that they sell these things stateside at Target. Can anyone confirm? I just googled "tim tam" and the 3rd autofill suggestion was tim tam target. Apparently they were there for a limited time? Amazon apparently sells them though. www.amazon.com/Arnotts-Tim-Tam-Original/dp/B002KRVSNY
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Post by Nikki on Feb 25, 2014 11:13:35 GMT -5
There's rumor that they sell these things stateside at Target. Can anyone confirm? I just googled "tim tam" and the 3rd autofill suggestion was tim tam target. Apparently they were there for a limited time? Amazon apparently sells them though. www.amazon.com/Arnotts-Tim-Tam-Original/dp/B002KRVSNYWow - and one of those bad boys is only $18.62 with shipping. ETA: and my smart assed post was legit. My Maine friends get them, . At least they did last year.
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Post by Cap't. No Fucks To Give on Feb 25, 2014 14:08:40 GMT -5
My sources tell me that they are in the northeast states - only during certain months of the year. I believe the runners come in from Australia around March and the supply dries up around October. It is under Peppridge farm. Must contact my Maine connections. They should try and make some blue ones. haha. Send me one of those too, from your Maine friends.
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Post by dee on Feb 25, 2014 16:54:37 GMT -5
I'll do you all a deal. I'll send you Tim Tams if you send me Taco Bell.
We're going to need new pigeons tho.
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Post by ARRRR on Feb 26, 2014 20:42:40 GMT -5
There's rumor that they sell these things stateside at Target. Can anyone confirm? Target does it seasonally, I believe. Regular and caramel. My friend from AUS brought me them once. Then I searched for them, and searched for them. THEN I FOUND THEM AT TARGET! Then I gained 10lbs. Then I had a problem. Then I had to stop. Everyone needs to try these. Don't develop a problem. Good god are they fucking amazing though.
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Post by ARRRR on Feb 26, 2014 20:45:57 GMT -5
I think there was maybe a fucking white chocolate one too, but seriously, fuck white chocolate. Shit's disgusting. Even sucks as a Tim Tam and that's saying a fucking lot.
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 26, 2014 21:20:31 GMT -5
I think there was maybe a fucking white chocolate one too, but seriously, fuck white chocolate. Shit's disgusting. Even sucks as a Tim Tam and that's saying a fucking lot. THANK YOU! White Chocolate is too sweet. And Dark Chocolate is too....dark? I don't know... something. Bitter? Is it bitter? I just don't like it. This I know.
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Post by S. Fucking Matthew on Feb 26, 2014 22:55:48 GMT -5
I think there was maybe a fucking white chocolate one too, but seriously, fuck white chocolate. Shit's disgusting. Even sucks as a Tim Tam and that's saying a fucking lot. THANK YOU! White Chocolate is too sweet. And Dark Chocolate is too....dark? I don't know... something. Bitter? Is it bitter? I just don't like it. This I know. Y u raysuss?
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Post by S. Fucking Matthew on Feb 26, 2014 22:56:41 GMT -5
There's rumor that they sell these things stateside at Target. Can anyone confirm? Target does it seasonally, I believe. Regular and caramel. My friend from AUS brought me them once. Then I searched for them, and searched for them. THEN I FOUND THEM AT TARGET! Then I gained 10lbs. Then I had a problem. Then I had to stop. Everyone needs to try these. Don't develop a problem. Good god are they fucking amazing though. I have a problem. A distinct lack of Tim Tams is my problem.
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