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Typical Yerba Mate Characters And Their Rituals Just as the English have their tea, the Scottish have their Whisky, the Columbians have their coffee and the Yankees their soft drinks; we are forever bound to our yerba mate.

Guayakí: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

In the last few months I’ve received a fair amount of e-mails from readers asking my serious opinion of Guayakí Yerba Mate. The majority of these emails seem to come from North American readers who have recently started to drink mate and are apparently concerned about the “authenticity” of their yerba mate experience. If often get asked if Guayakí is the “real deal” or just an americanized…

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The World's Largest Yerba Mate Circle in Argentina

The World’s Largest Yerba Mate Circle in Argentina

This year the Guiness Book of Records will have to make room for one more record. I’m not talking about the world’s largest rubber-band ball or some guy who can shove 400 straws up his mouth. I’m talking about the world’s largest yerba mate circle, which took place in Missiones, Argentina on April 3rd 2016. According to a local newspaper, 15.000 materos gathered at the Costanera de Candelaria…

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Yerba Mate & Ginger: A Lovely Combination

All of you mate puritans out there will probably curse me for this, but today I would like to suggest a brand new aggregate for your mate. We all know that roses are red and mate is bitter, but sometimes it pays off to take a stride down a different road and see what lies ahead. For those of you who follow this blog, you may already know that I presently live in Shanghai. It is not the most mate…

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How To Keep Your Bombilla Shining

Keeping your mate and bombilla in top shape is just as important as the yerba itself; it ensures that you get the most out of your yerba experience, saves you tons of money and keeps you healthy as well. If not properly cared for, mates and bombillas can accumulate mold and other harmful substances over time. Showing a little love for your yerba mate gear is not only the hygienic thing to do,…

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True Love For The Gourd: Meet Mark Dansie From Utah

When I first started this blog back in 2014, my main goal was to write as much as I could about yerba mate. I wanted to pass on the little I knew about my favorite drink. I had no idea, that my ideas would propagate so far and put me in contact with so many interesting people, who happen to share the same passion I do: yerba mate. One of such people is Mark Dansie from Utah, who got in touch…

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DIY Yerba Mate Ice Cream Recipe

In recent years, yerba mate has found its place as a gourmet ingredient. Everywhere, restaurant chefs are finding creative ways to turn yerba mate into the most exquisite platters. In this article, we will introduce a delicious and creamy yerba mate ice cream recipe, which is sure to appeal to all your senses. Well, its almost november and perhaps this recipe comes a little too late for all of…

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Feeding Yerba Mate to Livestock Helps Improve Meat Quality

Mixing small quantities of yerba mate into cattle food has proven to help produce a better quality beef, with improved palate, prolonged shelf life and better health properties. Sounds amazing? Well that is the result of a 3-year cooperation between Brazilian and Danish scientists, looking to develop innovative methods of increasing animal protein production. Similar positive results were also…

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Fire-Proof Way to Get Rid of Mold in Yerba Mate Gourd

There is nothing worst than wanting to drink out of that fancy gourd that you bought on your last trip to Argentina and suddenly finding out that it now has it’s own eco-system living inside it. This situation kind of reminds me of the movie Men In Black, when Will Smith opens a locker and just to find that it houses an entire population of miniature aliens! Don’t fear… the yucky stuff growing…

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What I Learned at Biofach China 2015

About a month ago I was contacted by a Triunfo do Brasil employee who invited me to visit their booth at the Biofach China 2015. Curious about how yerba mate was making its way into China, I jumped at this opportunity. Upon arrival, I was greeted by Mr. Oikawa, who works at the export department of Triunfo do Brasil, a century-old family business that has produced organic mate in Paraná for four…

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Tereré vs. Mate : Know The Main Differences

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is mainly known for its use in the preparation of two types of drinks, mate, also known as chimarrão, and tereré. Though these two drinks present similar preparation techniques, they certainly have characteristics of their own. Mate & Tereré Both mate and tereré are typical drinks in South America, originating from the region between Paraguay, Argentina and…

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Brazil's Chimarrão Industry Reaches Out To Younger Generations

Brazil’s Chimarrão Industry Reaches Out To Younger Generations

Drinking Chimarrão is a daily habit to most southern Brazilians, but slow market growth is forcing the yerba mate industry of Rio Grande do Sul to reinvent itself. The market has proven to be a bit too bitter even for Brazil’s bitterest drink. After struggling with low sales in the last 6 years, Rio Grande do Sul’s leading yerba mate producers are having to re-think, re-market and recycle some…

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Free Hot Drinking Water Might Soon Be Flowing In Montevideo

Uruguayan Frente Amplio Senator and wife of outgoing President Jose Mujica, Lucia Topolansky, is running for mayor in Montevideo. Among her proposals, should the 70-year old be elected, is to ensure that hot water dispensers are available for free throughout the capital city.

Topolansky’s plan might sound ridiculous at first, but Uruguay is one of the largest Yerba mate consumers in South…

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Brazilian Gourds Shrink as Yerba Mate Prices Rise

Increasing yerba mate prices are reshaping the way many Brazilians enjoy their mate. The state of Rio Grande do Sul is known for it’s Gaucho traditions and for drinking chimarrão in large and abundantly filled gourds. In the last months, however, many gauchos are being forced to abandon their XXL lifestyle for something that fits their pockets.

In 2014 yerba mate prices rose considerably in…

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10 Ordinary Moments for 10 Extraordinary Yerbas

1. To start the day: Rosamonte Clássica

Rosamonte Clássica brewed with water at 80°C is sure to get you up and running. Add no sweeteners if you’re brave. The taste is quite strong, making it the perfect yerba to get you ready for a long day of work.

2. For reading: La Tranquera

Fairly acceptable yerba for an unbeatable price. Drink 4 mates, wait an hour and repeat the dosage. Its ideal to help…

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Using Yerba Mate as Fertilizer. Good or Bad Idea?

Plants are green, yerba mate is a plant, yerba mate is green, therefore yerba mate is good for my plants, right? Well…almost. In countries where one doesn’t go a day without a sip of the bombilla, it is believed that fershly consumed yerba mate makes a perfect natural fertilizer. The truth is that this practice may not be as good as most people think.

As a matter of fact, recently used yerba has…

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Chimarrão. The Traditional Brazilian Mate

Yerba mate is a cultural legacy of the ancient Aymara natives, Quechua and Guarani peoples and is enjoyed throughout the Southern Cone, but only in Brazil it is known as chimarrão. Just like in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, there is also a world of customs, idioms and folklore surrounding this drink in Brazil.

The term chimarrão, which is derived from the Spanish cimarrón, was the term…

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