When you're in need of a sweet pick-me-up in the middle of the afternoon, it really doesn't get much better than a good chocolate biscuit - especially when you've got a cup of tea to go with it. And we're certainly not short on options here in the UK. From Breakaways to Blue Ribands, supermarket shelves are packed with a wealth of different options to suit everyone's tastes.
But there's one specific brand that's fairly new to the British shores after arriving from slightly further afield earlier this year. Tim Tams, one of Australia's number one biscuit brands and the 'most iconic' variety in the country, are now available to buy in Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado - so I had to give them a go. READ MORE: The 'proper' way to store chocolate for the 'richest flavour' - it's not the fridge I'm definitely more of a savoury snack fan, but I really can't say no when it comes to a good chocolate biscuit.
And one of the key things for me is that it has to taste good after dunking it into some tea. So when my Tim Tams arrived at the door - hailed as Australia's most loved and iconic biscuit by the Arnotts brand - I headed straight to the kitchen to boil the kettle in preparation of the important research I was about to carry out. There are three different flavours to choose from - original, dark and chewy caramel.
And they're very similar to the Penguin bars we know and love here in the UK, except slightly smaller, lighter and not individually wrapped. Kettle boiled, I made myself a cuppa a.
