Tim Tam is a famous Australian chocolate biscuit brand. This snack consists of two biscuits filled with chocolate cream and coated with melted chocolate on the outside. By taking a bite of the biscuit, you can use it as a straw to drink your favorite beverage. This technique has several names, such as Tim Tam Slam, Tim Tam straws, Tim Tam bombs, and so on. You'll definitely want to try it if you have a pack of Tim Tam and your favorite drink.
Step
Part 1 of 2: Preparation
Step 1. Decide on the drink
You can drink anything with Tim Tam as long as the drink is not too thick. Pudding, for example, will be difficult to sift with Tim Tam. According to research conducted by Tim Tam's producing company, Arnott's, some of the favorite drinks commonly enjoyed with Tim Tam include:
- Coffee
- Port Wine
- Hot chocolate
Step 2. Set up the Tam Team
Although originally from Australia, Tim Tam can be found in various supermarkets and mini markets in Indonesia.
- There are various variants to try, including the long wafer-shaped variant, as well as the Tim Tam with various flavors. To try the traditional Tam Tam Slam, you need to look for Tim Tam with "Original" on the packaging.
- You may find a variant that is oval in shape called Tim Tam Fingers. This variant can be used as a straw more easily. You may want to taste it after trying with the usual Tim Tam variants and flavors.
Step 3. Prepare Tim Tam for dipping
Take one biscuit from the package. Hold it with your index finger and thumb. Your finger should be slightly towards the center of the biscuit.
You may have to prepare a rag or tissue. Tim Tam will melt as the drink flows through it. The melted chocolate coating will stain your fingers
Part 2 of 2: Enjoying Team Tam Slam
Step 1. Make a "hole" in the biscuit
You will make a straw from Tim Tam by biting into two diagonally opposite corners. Make sure the bite is big enough to reveal the chocolate cream filling.
Your drink will then flow through the cream part of the filling. If your bite isn't big enough, it will be difficult to siphon a drink with the Tim Tam
Step 2. Sip the drink using Tim Tam
Your biscuit is now hollow, you can dip one end of the bitten biscuit in the drink and start sucking from the other end. Your drink should be able to flow through the biscuits.
- Tim Tam's biscuits will also absorb any beverage you drink. Some drinks will absorb more quickly, but eventually your Tim Tam will get wet.
- Time becomes very important at this step. If you wait too long, the biscuits may become too soft and fall into the drink. However, if it is too fast the biscuits may not be wet enough.
- Avoid drinks that are too hot while doing this trick. Your mouth might burn hot! Wait a few minutes if the drink has just brewed or comes off the stove or microwave.
Step 3. Eat the melted biscuits
When Tim Tam has melted until it's mushy and tastes even better, you have to pop it in your mouth before it falls and dissolves in the drink! You can also lick the remaining melted chocolate on your fingers when you put the biscuit in your mouth.
