# Tim-Tam Slam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990>\
**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:** 9\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/21 "2022-01-19T22:07:07Z")

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I’m more of a Kif Kef girl myself.

[![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1660/0153/products/Elite_Kif_Kef.jpg?v=1497568580) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1660/0153/products/Elite_Kif_Kef.jpg?v=1497568580)

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**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/22 "2022-01-19T22:17:59Z")

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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> Clearly related to the Scottish delicacy Tunnock’s Teacake:
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> [Teacakes | Products | Tunnock's](https://www.tunnock.co.uk/products/teacakes/)

Sounds like a Malomar…which I HATE.

Kif Kaf the same as a Kit Kat? In high school, we had Kit Kats in the apple machine, so they stayed nice and cool.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/23 "2022-01-19T22:33:29Z")

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Yup, back in 2000 our roomie and her kid emigrated to Australia so we get to trade junk food care packages back and forth, she gets American stuff, I get tim-tams and musk sticks =)

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/24 "2022-01-20T00:20:30Z")

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Yes, Kif-Kef is functionally Kit-Kat.

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/25 "2022-01-20T00:52:09Z")

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So they changed the name just enough to avoid a trademark dispute with Nestle? 🙂 How does that work?

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/26 "2022-01-20T00:55:27Z")

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Dunno. The wrapper was in Hebrew. For all I know, they’re a Nestlé product.

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**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 20, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/27 "2022-01-20T14:56:04Z")

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> [@don\_t\_ask](#):
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> (note spelling),

Look at the packaging in the photo in post #2. The actual wrappers say TimTam.

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**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/28 "2022-01-20T16:20:57Z")

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No relation to Tam Tams?

[![](https://www.mercadomagico.com/images/thumbnails/465/465/detailed/4294/KHRM00601997-0.jpg) ](https://www.mercadomagico.com/images/thumbnails/465/465/detailed/4294/KHRM00601997-0.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tam-slam/957990/29 "2022-01-22T19:13:18Z")

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How about Spam Tams?

[![](https://i.imgur.com/BP8SkYI.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/BP8SkYI.jpg)

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