Why are Tim Tams so addictive?

It's all about that reward system. Here's how it works: the first time you ever ate a Tim Tam your brain registered the enjoyment of the unique taste sensation by flooding you with the pleasure chemicals dopamine and serotonin. That's the reward system and it's essential to human survival.

Are Tim Tams good for you?

Tim Tam — 8.2g sugar per biscuit

A classic Tim Tam has 8.2g sugar per biscuit, equal to 44.9g sugar per 100g. That's a little over two teaspoons (one teapoon of sugar equals 4g) —the World Health Organisation recommends an upper limit of roughly six teaspoons (25g) of free sugars per day.

Are Tim Tams made with real chocolate?

Arnott's Tim Tam Dark Chocolate is made with irresistible real chocolate. The most irresistible chocolate biscuit. A mouth-watering combination of crunchy biscuit, creamy filling and real chocolate coating, it's easy to see why Tim Tams are Australia's most-loved chocolate biscuit.

What's inside a Tim Tam?

It consists of two malted biscuits separated by a light hard chocolate cream filling and coated in a thin layer of textured chocolate.

Why are there 11 Tim Tams in a packet?

Eleven biscuits cannot be divided equally between two people, so a packet is really only suitable for polygamous Mormon marriages of 11 members, each getting only one Tim Tam, so it's still hardly satisfactory.

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Are there bugs in Tim Tams?

The classic Australian chocolate favourite contains cochineal - a type of food coloring that comes from South American insects and has been known to provoke severe allergic reactions. Until 2009, cochineal was one of many dyes that fell under 'natural color' on ingredients lists.

Can you eat expired Tim Tams?

Foods should not be eaten after the use by date and can't legally be sold after this date because they may pose a health or safety risk.

Do Tim Tams have alcohol in them?

All Arnott's Tim tams contain alcohol-based flavouring. The alcohol is minute and is less than 0.05% of the final product. This may differ if the Tim Tam is flavoured after a particular liquor.

What is the most popular Tim Tam Flavour?

And finally, crowned as the best Tim Tam flavour by a whopping 37% of Aussies is…. ORIGINAL! We can't lie, nothing beats the O.G Tim Tam that we all grew up loving, so we can't pretend that this is a shock.

What is the most popular biscuit in Australia?

For over fifty years the Tim Tam has been a popular choice in biscuits, and is said to be found in one in every two Australian households; Australians eat about 45 million packets per year.

How do you drink milk with a Tim Tam?

Bite off each end of the Tim Tam. Place one bitten end of the Tim Tam in your mouth, and dip the other bitten end in the hot drink. Now suck, using the Tim Tam as a straw. As the hot drink is pulled through the biscuit, the structure of the biscuit and cream collapses.

What came first Penguin or Tim Tams?

Tim Tams first appeared on the market in 1964 – the same year, in fact, that McVitie's acquired the Penguin brand. However, Penguins had already been produced since 1932 by William McDonald, a biscuit manufacturer in Glasgow.

Is Tim Tam dark halal?

No. Tim Tam original biscuits from Australia contains 0,05% alcohol and carmine dye (E210) are not halal suitable.

What do Tim Tams taste like?

A Tim Tam is essentially two chocolate malt biscuits, coated in a thin layer of milk chocolate, with a chocolate cream filling right down the middle. There's a lot of chocolate in one small biscuit, but in the U.S. you can get flavours like "Chewy Caramel" and "Dark Mint" -- the latter not available to Aussies.

Is it OK to eat a block of chocolate?

“A whole block is definitely not moderation,” she added. “Usually I eat chocolate in moderation but not tonight and that's okay. It's delicious and sometimes you just got to do it.”

Are Tim Tams vegan?

Unfortunately, Tim Tam biscuits are not suitable for vegans because they contain dairy ingredients such as milk, and insect-derived food colors like carmine. In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about Tim Tam biscuits.

Can you buy Tim Tams in the UK?

Tim Tam Original Single Bar

Arnotts Chocolate Tim Tams are Australia's most loved chocolate biscuits and you can now get them in the UK.

How many different flavors of Tim Tams are there?

What makes Tim Tam so popular is the 3 irresistible flavours – the biscuit, cream and chocolate. In its homeland of Australia, over 670 million Tim Tams are made every year. Only 2% of Australians have never heard of Tim Tam and 1 in 2 households buy Tim Tam.

How many Tim Tams are in a family pack?

Store in a cool, dry place. There are 20 individual Tim Tams per pack.

What is the Tim Tam Slam?

The Tim Tam slam ritual

The ritual involves biting the diagonal corners of the rectangular biscuit, dipping the bottom corner into a hot drink, sipping it through the top corner like a straw and then munching on the whole soggy biscuit.

Do Tim Tams use palm oil?

Apart from the majority of soaps, cleaners and shampoos on the market containing palm oil, many people are shocked to learn that Arnott's Tim Tams also contain palm oil. In fact, palm oil is so widely used in consumer products that it is increasingly difficult to avoid.

Are all Tim Tams halal?

There is a big surprise for many Muslims living in Australia that the popular biscuits (TimTams) are not halal. In our contact with Arnott Australia and Unilever Australia & New Zealand, both companies confirmed to us via email that their products are not halal certified.

Do Tim Tams belong in the fridge?

“It depends what flavour you go with,” Apollo told Today. “For some, like caramel, where your fillings are probably a little bit better at room temperature, definitely keep them at room temperature. But then more of your classic range can sometimes be really good refrigerated.”

Why is it called Tim Tam?

Inspired by the Penguin Biscuit, Norris wanted to make “a better one” and by, 1964 Tim Tams were being manufactured by Arnott's in Australia and quickly gained popularity. The biscuits were named after a horse by the same name which had won the 1958 Kentucky Derby.

Who invented the Tim Tam Slam?

So who created the Tim Tam Slam? Arnott's legend has it that food technologist Michael Depalo, who still works with the business after 30 years, came up with the idea in the research and development centre over a cup of coffee and a conversation.