Unopened Carton Of Arnotts Yo-Yo Biscuits -20 Packets - Only In SA!.
Arnotts Yo-Yo Biscuits - Only In SA!
Everyone else living outside of SA: "What the hell is a Yo Yo?"
Yo Yos are honey-flavoured biscuits that were first made in South Australia by W. Menz & Co in 1932.
They were named after the yo-yo toy - despite not really resembling one at all. They should also not be confused with the homemade varieties of ‘yo-yos’ you’ll find in recipes like this one.
In 1962, the company’s biscuit arm was sold to Arnott’s, and by 1979, Arnott’s began making the already iconic product themselves.
Do you know what a Yo-Yo biscuit is? The mere mention of the word ‘Yo-Yo’ will lead South Australians to tell you that you can keep your Monte Carlos, your Tim-Tams and your Scotch Fingers. The Yo-Yo, they’ll likely tell you, is the finest of the storied Arnott’s range – or at the very least, a classic bickie that the rest of the country is missing out on. Around 95 percent of the 1 million packets of Yo-Yos produced each year are sold in South Australia, with the remaining five percent found in border towns or, for those who want to hunt them down, in speciality stores scattered around the country.
The Yo-Yo, says Amy Wagner of The Arnott’s Group, “has a delicious honey flavour”. It goes through the usual baking process, but “it’s the combination of flavours that makes the Yo-Yo a simple yet delicious biscuit. It has honey and vanilla-baked notes, with a very short and crisp crunch. And as we know from the song: ‘butter, eggs, milk, honey’,” Wagner says, referencing the classic Yo-Yo jingle that many South Australians grew up with.