<P> Tim Tam is a brand of chocolate biscuit made by Arnott's . It consists of two malted biscuits separated by a light chocolate cream filling and coated in a thin layer of textured chocolate . </P> <P> The biscuit was created by Ian Norris, who was the director of food technology at Arnott's . During 1958, he took a world trip looking for inspiration for new products . While in Britain, he found the Penguin biscuit and decided to "make a better one". </P> <P> Tim Tams went on to the market in 1964 . They were named by Ross Arnott, who attended the 1958 Kentucky Derby and decided that the name of the winning horse, Tim Tam, was perfect for a planned new line of biscuits . </P> <P> Apart from Penguins, products similar to Tim Tams include "Temptins" from Dick Smith Foods, New Zealand's "Chit Chats", Australian Woolworths' home brand product "Triple Choc", the Coles brand "Chocolate Supreme" biscuits, and various similar "home - brand" products marketed by British supermarkets . </P>

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