# Tim-Tam Slam **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [January 18, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990 "2022-01-18T11:36:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/1 "2022-01-18T11:36:17Z")
Anyone here done the Tim-Tam Slam? I was taught to do it by an Israeli. He called it the Tim-Tam Suck. Sorry, can’t do a link: please Google or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/2 "2022-01-18T12:15:06Z")
Is this what you’re talking about? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/k8hEo4N8Nhs/hqdefault.jpg "Tim Tam Slam - How to eat Tim Tams (The Correct Way)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8hEo4N8Nhs) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/3 "2022-01-18T12:17:59Z")
Yes. Didn’t watch the video above but IME the trick is to correctly gauge the moment the whole thing is about to disintegrate and to get it into your mouth before it ends up as a mushy mess at the bottom of your mug. It’s messy fun but not a must-experience kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/4 "2022-01-18T12:24:23Z")
TimTams were popular in Indonesia ([the Wiki link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam#Tim_Tam_Slam) notes that they are manufactured there) but in all the years I lived there I never bought one. Run-of-the-mill chocolate candy on sale in Jakarta tended to be pretty grim, so anyone with even mild pretensions to chocolate snobbery, including me, tended to avoid it. The “slam” looks like fun if you’re just looking for a sugary treat, though. ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/5 "2022-01-18T12:36:40Z")
Here in the UK we substituted Penguin biscuits: they worked OK, but not as good as Tim-Tams. [Penguin (biscuit) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_(biscuit)) From the wiki, I see that: > The [Tim Tam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam), produced by [Arnott’s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnott%27s_Biscuits_Holdings) in Australia and first sold in 1964, was based on the Penguin.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_(biscuit)#cite_note-2) Occasional media references include [tongue-in-cheek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek) debates over which is the superior biscuit.[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_(biscuit)#cite_note-3)[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_(biscuit)#cite_note-4) And they have the advantage of a ‘joke’ on every wrapper: What type of pasta do Penguins eat? Penguine What do Penguins wear to the beach? Flipper-flops And so on… ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/6 "2022-01-18T15:24:27Z")
P-p-p-pick up a penguin. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/7 "2022-01-18T17:19:10Z")
The most popular Israeli confection is supposedly the chocolate-coated fluffy-cream-covered biscuit: [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Krembo.JPG/350px-Krembo.JPG) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Krembo.JPG/350px-Krembo.JPG) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Krembo.jpg/200px-Krembo.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Krembo.jpg/200px-Krembo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/8 "2022-01-18T21:20:14Z")
One of the oddest things about the Tim Tam (note spelling), is that it is named after [an American racehorse.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam_(horse)) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/9 "2022-01-18T23:55:07Z")
I’ve been doing this trick with my Oreos for years. It is sort of icky when it falls into the cup. ---
**Author:** ![wjChia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/10 "2022-01-19T05:22:41Z")
Don’t know if you guys get cream crackers in the US, but they are delicious eaten like this. > **[Cream cracker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_cracker)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Cream cracker is a flat, usually square, savoury biscuit. The name "cream crackers" refers to the method in which the mixture is creamed during manufacture. The cream cracker is traditionally prepared using fermented dough. > They are made from wheat flour, vegetable oil and yeast, and are commonly served with cheese, corned beef or other savoury topping such as Marmite or Vegemite. They are also eaten with butter or margarine or without accompani... ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/11 "2022-01-19T06:00:35Z")
I’m having trouble envisioning a cream cracker being used as a straw. Are they significantly more tubular outside North America? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/12 "2022-01-19T06:14:13Z")
It was a standard silly messy thing to do in Australia when I was in my teens about 35-40 years ago, for me. It’s not really a practical thing but as **Gyrate** says, if you get the timing juuuust right you get an explosion of chocolate, coffee and coffee soaked biscuit (cookie) in your mouth as you pop it in. More often though it ends up in a mess. But it’s the type of thing you do when joking around with your friends, and laughing at one another’s efforts is 3/4ths of the fun. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/13 "2022-01-19T06:16:02Z")
> [@wjChia](#): > > Don’t know if you guys get cream crackers in the US, but they are delicious eaten like this. Huh? You can’t Tim Tam slam with a cream cracker. ---
**Author:** ![wjChia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/14 "2022-01-19T06:19:01Z")
nevermind, i didn’t watch the entire video before commenting; that’ll teach me! ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/15 "2022-01-19T14:14:55Z")
I was told about it by an Aussie in the mid 2000s. Then he brought some in a few days later. I don’t remember how much of a mess I made trying it. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/16 "2022-01-19T15:30:33Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > The most popular Israeli confection is supposedly the chocolate-coated fluffy-cream-covered biscuit: Clearly related to the Scottish delicacy Tunnock’s Teacake: > **[Teacakes | Products | Tunnock's](https://www.tunnock.co.uk/products/teacakes/)** > > A Teacake biscuit is 24g and is made of soft marshmallow on a biscuit base and is coated in both real milk and dark chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/17 "2022-01-19T15:54:54Z")
Looks like it. My friend Ofer didn’t go for those. He used to bring back some pretty amazing Israeli baklava, though. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/18 "2022-01-19T21:51:27Z")
“The cream cracker is traditionally prepared using fermented dough. They are made from wheat flour, vegetable oil and yeast, and are commonly served with cheese, corned beef or other savoury topping such as Marmite or Vegemite.” “corned beef or other savoury topping such as Marmite or Vegemite” ??!! Are you ‘avin’ a giraffe ? Butter & Cheese. Or just butter if you ain’t got cheese. ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/19 "2022-01-19T21:56:15Z")
Dairylea cheese triangle! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/20 "2022-01-19T21:58:04Z")
Behave ! Cheddar, of course. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990.md?page=2)