Tim Tam Slams

4/26/2012

Thursday.

Today was pretty standard. Went to my classes. Ella (AUS) ended up taking the bus with me to Burwood after our drawing class. Usually Peter (AUS) is on the bus with me but he wasn’t in drawing class today.

When I got home I decided that I was going to take a quick nap before dinner, then do homework afterward. Yeah, that didn’t happen. My quick nap turned into 3 hours. Funny how that happens. Around 8 I went up to the house and grabbed some dinner. The family was out so I didn’t feel to bad sleeping through the regular eating time. It was burritos so it was easy to fix up.

I made my dinner and then sat and watched Dr. Who Kieran and Carly. I guess Kieran is a fan. It has been cook getting to hang out with Kieran, even if a majority of not all of the bonding that takes place is over television. He’s a funny guy.

We then watched another show called QI which is a British quiz show with Stephen Frey as the host. After that, Carly and I went back down to the flat. Carly, the little gem, had bought all the makings for Tim Tam Slams.

I tried to describe a Tim Tam Slam, but when I googled it, I thought that I could not do it any better than Wikipedia. A Tim Tam Slam, according to Wikipedia is as follows:

"The Tim Tam Slam is the practice of drinking a beverage (usually a hot beverage such as coffee or hot chocolate, though milk is a very valid alternative) through a Tim Tam. Opposite corners of the Tim Tam are bitten off, one end is submerged in the drink, and the drink sucked through the biscuit. The crisp inside biscuit is softened and the outer chocolate coating begins to melt.

Ideally, the inside of the biscuit should collapse with the outside remaining intact long enough for the liquid to reach the mouth. Refrigerating or similar processes help to preserve the outside coating while allowing the inside of the biscuit to dissolve into a warm, creamy centre. The thicker chocolate coating on the Double Coat Tim Tam offers a more stable structure to prevent a premature collapse. The caramel centre of the Chewy Caramel variety helps to maintain the structural integrity of the biscuit for a slightly longer time - contributing to enhanced enjoyment. When the biscuit structure collapses it is typically pulled into the mouth."

Yeah. It is just all sorts of chocolaty goodness. It’s not exactly a dainty way of eating, but it is super delicious. And I had yet to do a Tim Tam Slam, so that was an exciting end to my evening.