Day 243/365: Friday’s Unscientific Poll: Australian Treats

[nanila]

[The lab’s current chocolate stash, from left to right: Tim Tams, Mint Slices, Caramello Koalas.]

One of my colleagues just came back from a month in Australia, visiting her partner’s family. As is traditional, she brought a stash of treats to the lab. This consisted of the following:

Tim Tams: Generous layer of milk chocolate coating a chocolate biscuit interior. Like an inverted bourbon. Or a Penguin on steroids.
Mint Slices: Generous layer of milk chocolate coating a smooth minty interior. After Eights on steroids.
Caramello Koalas: Milk chocolate koalas with caramel filling. I can't think of a UK equivalent.

Poll #20395 Australian Treats

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 46

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My favourite of these is/I would most like to try

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Tim Tams.
19 (41.3%)

Mint Slices.
11 (23.9%)

Caramello Koalas.
16 (34.8%)

Comments

[angrboda]

Least favourite would be the minty ones. Mint, imo, has nothing to do with sweets what so ever. Cannot fathom why some people like making their chocolate taste like toothpaste...

[gominokouhai]

> I can't think of a UK equivalent

I believe caramel-filled Freddos are a thing.

[lilly_c]

I think there was Cadbury Taz, which were similar to Freddo but filled with caramel.

[askygoneonfire]

Yes! Short lived but much missed.

[cactus_rs]

TIM TAM SLAMS

TIM TAM SLAMS

[ironed_orchid]

Mint slices are my weakness.

[liseuse]

I have eaten Tim Tams before, and greatly enjoyed them. But I picked Mint Slices because they sound delicious.

[qian]

Tim Tam Slam!!!

[vi]

+1!!!!!!

[worlds_of_smoke]

I would kill multiple people to get some more Cherry Ripes. They're basically Mounds (dark chocolate with a coconut interior for those not in the States), but with the addition of dried cherries.

SO.

DAMN.

GOOD.

And I've only been able to try them once. -sob-

[conuly]

Sometimes you feel like a cherry! Sometimes you don't....

[fred_mouse]

DM me an address, and if I ever get my shit together, I'll send you some...

[conuly]

C'mon, they're koalas!

[hamsterwoman]

I like mint + chocolate, but only with dark chocolate, so defaulting to Caramello Koalas because koalas! (and the package is cute)

[ayebydan]

Tim Tams are amazing. When my cousin came last month she brought me six packets. All different flavours. I was in heaven.

[rmc28]

I've had TimTams a few times (assorted friends from or visiting Australia, also now the bigger supermarkets seem to stock them now and again) and I LOVE them. Also I hate mint and can take or leave caramel.

[silveradept]

The Tim Tams, definitely, as neither mint not caramel are favored flavors or varieties of chocolate that I enjoy.

[st_aurafina]

Mint slice for me. Not that I'd say no to any of them.

Peters put out a series of biscuit-inspired ice creams, and I thought it would be ideal for mint slice but they were quite disappointing. But the wagon wheel version was good!

[askygoneonfire]

Tim tams! Oh my god. Haven't had them since I was *in* Australia. Make sure you suck your tea through one and then eat it as the middle caves in and it's all hot and omg.

[fauxklore]

Tim Tams are the highlight of Australian cuisine. Whenever I go to Oz, I bring back a few packages. (I also stock up on sunscreen there, but that is not edible.)