Yerba Mate – La Bebida Uruguaya
Welp, ever since I’ve given up coffee on a bet with my girlfriend Tiff, I’ve been drinking a lot of yerba mate. What is yerba mate, you might ask? I might answer that it is a South American drink that is popular as heck in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina. If you’re looking to find a new drink of choice, then perhaps this is it.
What is Yerba Mate?
To make some yerba mate, you pack some dried-up yerba mate tree leaves in a hollowed-out gourd (a lot of Uruguayans called it a mate). Then fill it up with hot water (many Uruguayans carry a thermos of hot water for just this reason). To drink it, put your bombilla (metal straw with a strainer at the bottom) in the gourd. Watch out, ’cause the metal straw can get hot.
Benefits o’ Yerba Mate
Some people claim that yerba mate can restore hair color, give athletes a boost, and detoxify your body. I don’t know about all that, but it does have antioxidants, plus saponins, which help out your immune system. There are also some other vitamins and minerals in it. It’s healthy, plus it won’t stain your teeth like coffee. Another plus is you don’t have to wait for it to steep like normal tea, just pour it in and you’re ready.
“Green” Benefits of Yerba Mate
A lot of yerba mate is shade-grown in the Amazon rain forest, meaning it’s grown beneath the natural rain forest canopy. This is good because it provides locals with some money without them having to resort to destroying their rain forest.
The most popular brand of yerba mate in Uruguay was Canarias. I brought back two large packs of it. It’s cheaper down there than it is in the U.S. (naturally), but there may be some other, domestic brands of yerba mate if you look. Once I run out of my Canarias, I’ll see if I can find some domestic yerba mate.
Oh, also…
Yerba Mate has a celebrity who endorses it…
you can try yerbayerba.com for all your mate needs
I might try that after I run out my yerba mate from Uruguay.
We need to buy every year Yerba Mate,Bombillas and Calabas.
I need even 25kg of Yerbe Mate in 5mm. size/cut.
Regards,
Mahinda Peduru-Aratchi
http://www.lankate.se
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It is extremely potent physical and mental energy aid. Will give you the strength of a horse while preventing heart attack. That's how I powered through a particular gig powering up and down stairs with heavy gear when everyone else was dropping like flies. New studies show it to reduce atherosclerosis too. Some studies say it helps cause cancer. Don't drink the roasted stuff or with "con palo" then you'll be fine. The green stuff without wood stems that hasn't been toasted is fine.
I like it , no head ach after few cups of Yerba Mati .. emmmmmmmmm I am adding little suger..
I like it , no head ach after few cups of Yerba Mati .. emmmmmmmmm I am adding little suger..
Rabih – Lebanon
It’s very good with some sugar. In Brazil, they drink it with Tang sometimes, it is too good.
with sugar is for gays
brasil, LTA since 1950. Vamos uruguay
What is LTA?
la tiene adentro?
Ya tu sabes, un poca cocaina adentro para energía
Espantoso!!!
Nunca imaginei que Albert Einstein apreciava o mate!!!
Todo el mundo le gusta mate!
Wild Harvest from Aviva is a great, clean cut of leaf. Many varieties of loose and tea bags.
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