There is something about Tim Tams. For those of you who have never heard of a Tim Tam it is a chocolate biscuit that was designed as the perfect biscuit for dunking in a hot drink as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, Milo, or liquor such as Irish Cream. They originally were only available in Australia and New Zealand but they are starting to gain recognition in other countries.

Tim Tams are a chocolate biscuit made by Arnott's Biscuits, Australia. They are engineered by sandwiching a light chocolate cream filling between two layers of chocolate malted biscuit. The resulting biscuit is then smothered in a perfect layer of creamy chocolate.

The technique to do the perfect dunking of a Tim Tam is called the Tim Tam Slam. When done right the biscuit should maintain its shape until the moment you shove it into your mouth. As the biscuit strikes the inside of your mouth it collapses, releasing a torrent of warm melted chocolate cascading over your tongue. The resulting sensation is a chocolate lovers wet dream.

How to slam a Tim Tam

Required

• A full hot drink (preferably with milk)

• One Tim Tam

Method

Sip

Take a little sip of your drink. Make sure that it is not hot enough to burn, but is still hot enough to melt chocolate.

Nibble

Nibble off 2 opposing corners of a Tim Tam, making a hole in the chocolate for the liquid to enter, and the air to escape.

Suck

Submerge one hole (from your nibbling) into your beverage. Place the other end in your mouth and suck until you feel the liquid enter your mouth. This action should be similar to that of a straw.

Melt

With in moments you should feel the Tim Tam melting in your fingers. Quick! Finish the next step before it collapses!

Slam

With no grace at all, shove the entire biscuit into your mouth.

Why slam Tim Tams

Tim Tams are the best biscuit to do this with. The chocolate layer surrounding a Tim Tam is thick and does not have a single hole for the air to escape. Inside, the biscuit has enough space to allow liquid to be drawn up into the biscuit.