TimTams!
I saw an unexpected thing when I was shopping at Safeway the other day- TimTams! Better yet, they were on sale for $2 off!
TimTams are a chocolate cookie made in Australia. They're quite popular there and in New Zealand from what I've read online. They're also cultishly popular among Americans who've traveled overseas. I've read that some people bring back extra packages from their travels and sell them like collector's items, as they haven't been sold in the US- until now.
When I visited Australia late last year I tried a pack out of curiosity. I'm not big on packaged cookies; they're usually too dry. But these were good. When we were in New Zealand in April I saw a box- no, more like a crate- of TimTams in NZ's only Costco. I considered buying the box to take home but decided not to as I didn't want to deal with the fuss of trying to fit it in our luggage. While I like TimTams I don't loooove them obsessively like some well-traveled Americans do.
And now TimTams are available in the US. And they're at Safeway, of all places, rather than some stupid expensive grocery store that specializes in cultish imports. Judging by the imperial units marked on the package- net weight in ounces, "cookies" in addition to "biscuit"- it might be the start of a thing, exporting them here in quantity.
TimTams are a chocolate cookie made in Australia. They're quite popular there and in New Zealand from what I've read online. They're also cultishly popular among Americans who've traveled overseas. I've read that some people bring back extra packages from their travels and sell them like collector's items, as they haven't been sold in the US- until now.
When I visited Australia late last year I tried a pack out of curiosity. I'm not big on packaged cookies; they're usually too dry. But these were good. When we were in New Zealand in April I saw a box- no, more like a crate- of TimTams in NZ's only Costco. I considered buying the box to take home but decided not to as I didn't want to deal with the fuss of trying to fit it in our luggage. While I like TimTams I don't loooove them obsessively like some well-traveled Americans do.
And now TimTams are available in the US. And they're at Safeway, of all places, rather than some stupid expensive grocery store that specializes in cultish imports. Judging by the imperial units marked on the package- net weight in ounces, "cookies" in addition to "biscuit"- it might be the start of a thing, exporting them here in quantity.