Australian TimTam biscuits have reached England.
What are they? Little square sandwiches of two biscuits with a cream chocolate filling, covered in solid chocolate. The smaller size biscuits therefore seem to have a generous amount of chocolate. Very more-ish.
I had them in Singapore at a wine tasting a few years ago. The person introducing them made such a fuss about them that I was expecting something unusual. What was the fuss about? They were just chocolate biscuits.
I had them at a Toastmasters club meeting last week. I had one. Two. I went back for a third. I had to walk away.
This week I saw them in Tesco. Surprise. White chocolate. I love white chocolate.
Today I looked at the photo. I thought, that's what I want. Timtam biscuits.
Regarding the spelling, the packets seem to run the two syllables together, as you would say them. However, websites list the word as two syllables.
The biscuits were invented by a man who saw Penguin biscuits in Britain and thought he could make something even better. He named his biscuit after Tim Tam, a prize winning race horse in America. If you go to America, you can see Tim Tam listed in the Hall of Fame of racehorses in the National Museum of Racing.
The National Museum of Racing has an online shop selling books, tee-shirts, caps, a key ring, assorted bottles and glasses, but no TimTams. Maybe somebody should suggest it.
Useful Websites
Tesco online ordering
Tesco Shops locations
ebay Tim Tams
Wiki on Tim Tam history and flavours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam
Tim Tim official website
https://www.arnotts.com/brands/tim-tam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame
https://racingmuseum.mybigcommerce.com/shop
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