Real TimTam vs. Pepperidge Farm brand
2 Jan
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After I publicly declared my love for these Australian delights, I’ve received a couple of emails about how Pepperidge Farm had come up with their own version for a limited time.
I had both brands at my disposal so I decided to go for a taste test. Is the Pepperidge Farm brand really just as good as the original?
Here we have both cookies, broken in half:
They look the same to me. They also smell the same as well.
But the most important thing is the taste.
The only major difference that I’ve found was that the Pepperidge Farm Tim Tams were much sweeter than the originals. The chocolate filling was also more cake-like, unsuccessfully mimicking the subtle yet crunchy flavors of the original Tim Tam.
The original Tim Tams stand alone, like the cheese in that song Farmer in the Dale.
Here is a photo of the ingredients list:
Sorry it’s hard to read, but the ingredients are definitely not the same either!
Verdict: The only Tim Tams I could find in NYC are at Tuck Shop, costing a whopping $6 when available (they run out really quickly), there is a cheaper alternative that can easily be found at Target for a limited time for about half of the cost. However, they’re not as good. I might have to just wait until I return to Australia one day and buy every box of Tim Tams they have. 
