Experience Australia – The Little Things
This Week’s “Experience Australia – The Little Things” (oh btw – did I mention this is going to be a new weekend segment on my blog? 
) is probably the reason why Australia is a more obese than the U.S. [gasp! Daisy - you didn't just say that!!! Oh yes I did. Snap!] 
What am I talking about? The Tim Tam.
Tim Tams, an Australian iconic “biscuit” (aka cookie) is a little fattening devil which is absolutely delightful. And I believe it’s safe to say you absolutely cannot have an TRUE Australian Experience unless you learn about and TASTE a Tim Tam. Mmmm. They even have their own aisle in the supermarket. No seriously – they do. But they have to! There are like a bazillion different flavors and each flavor is in high demand. Who wouldn’t want a Tim Tam?
My favorite flavor is the Tim Tam Crush Toffee Nut flavor. I 
them the best. And as you can see in the picture above, the Tim Tam Crush biscuits are a little different. Instead of having creamy goodness sandwiched between two chocolate biscuits, the crush only has its indulgent taste of heaven on top of ONE biscuit. Darn my gluten intolerance! I could have set a world record for gaining the most weight due to a Tim Tam Crush addiction.
NOW ONTO THE SLAM!!! It’s like WHAT YOU DO with Tim Tams if you’re cool.
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Australians feel it is their duty to tell all foreigners about the Tim Tam Slam. From the clerk in the grocery store, to the attendant at the airport who sees you’re taking home Tim Tam souvenirs – EVERYONE stops to tell you about the Tim Tam Slam. Which is why I posted a HOW TO DO THE TIM TAM SLAM video. And lol on the video – can you tell this was taken REALLY seriously?? And no he wasn’t trying to sound Australian – that’s his “This is dumb and I can’t believe you’re making me do this” voice.
aaah I miss Tim Tams and Tim Tam Slams! I actually found some in the states, and I still had a box of them in my cupbord when I found out I couldn’t eat gluten anymore. I was probably most sad about the Tim Tams.
OMG I love Tim Tams! A friend of mine did an internship in Aus and she bought some back to Atlanta with her!! They were amazing!
mmmm, tim tams. I love them. Some of my best friends are from OZ and I know them dearly. My favorite aussie treat (omg, im getting a package soon!) is Caramello Koalas! I will probably gain 10 pounds from eating them when I visit Aus in December!
Yeah… I was on the Tim Tam and tea diet for about a day until I ate the entire box (I’m a sucker for the originals)… that was the end of that! I am not allowed to buy them anymore, haha. Too dangerous. Deliciously dangerous.
Word.
Visiting from BPOTW.
A friend shared some of these with me and they were wonderful!
Ahh!
This brings back memories from the wonderful treat and the guy’s wonderful accent.
-r
This blog’s great!! Thanks :).
Ok I’ve been here over a year and I’ve only had the original Tim Tams… but definitely have done the slam with tea. Although I never knew it was called a Tim Tam slam. I always just thought it was called “biting both ends off and sucking tea through.” Once you do that, you have to eat it quickly because the heat of the drink melts it so quickly! Yum
Finally, a subject that I am not ‘left out’ of because I’m in NZ! Tim Tams rock!!!!!