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How to Drink Yerba Mate Like a Local

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Pronounced “yer-bah mah-tay,” this drink comes from the leaves of a holly plant found in the South American rainforest. Paraguay’s Ache Guayaki tribe has sipped yerba mate from gourds for hundreds of years for its rejuvenating qualities.
The Pasteur Institute concluded in 1964 that with 24 vitamins and minerals, along with 15 amino acids and antioxidants , it would be difficult to find another plant that could equal mate in nutritional value.

Let's prepared it!

  1. Fill a cured mate cup just over half full with yerba mate.
  2. Tilt the gourd until the tea covers the side and almost reaches the top.
  3. Before putting the straw in, pour hot water onto the bottom half of the drink.
    A temperature of 140-158F (60-70C) is best.
  4. Relax while the yerba mate leaves absorb the water. This awakens the tea.
  5. Put the filtered end of the mate straw into the tea at an angle.
  6. Pour hot, not boiling, water into the yerba mate tea and drink.

Want to know more about this drink? Learn more on wikipedia



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