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A traditional drink of Argentina is an infusion called mate (in Spanish, mate, with the accent on the first syllable [MAH-teh]). The name comes from the hollow gourd from which it is traditionally drunk.
In Uruguay and Brazil, the traditional gourd is usually big with a corresponding large hole. In Argentina (especially in the capital Buenos Aires), the gourd is small and has a small hole and people sometimes add sugar for flavor. In Uruguay, people commonly walk around the streets toting a mate and a thermos with hot water. In some parts of ...
Mate tea served in traditional gourd cups in Argentina. A cup of freshly made mate. The Argentine tea culture is influenced by local and imported varieties and customs. The country is a major producer of tea (Camellia sinensis), but is best known for the cultivation and consumption of mate, made with the leaves of the local yerba mate plant.
In Argentina, yerba refers exclusively to the yerba mate plant. [16] Yerba mate, therefore, originally translated as literally the 'gourd herb'; i.e., the herb one drinks from a gourd. The Portuguese name for the plant is pronounced variously as [ˈɛɾvɐ ˈmate,-tʃi], in the areas of traditional consumption.
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Traditional alcoholic drinks like toddy and feni remain popular in various parts of the country, [101] along with western-style beers, liquors and wines, with Kingfisher beer being the most widely-recognized Indian beer brand. [102] Maldives: It can be said that the Maldives have two national drinks. Firstly, due to their history and location ...
Mate cocido [2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmate koˈsiðo], 'boiled maté', or just cocido), chá mate (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʃa ˈmatʃi], 'maté tea'), kojoi (Guarani pronunciation:), or yerbiado (Cuyo, Argentina) is an infusion typical of Southern Cone cuisine (mostly consumed in Southern Brazil, the Bolivian Chaco, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).
Fernet con coca (Spanish: [feɾˈne(ð) koŋ ˈkoka], [1] "Fernet and Coke"), also known as fernando, [2] [3] its diminutive fernandito (Spanish: [feɾnanˈdito]), [4] or several other nicknames, [nb 1] is a long drink of Argentine origin consisting of the Italian amaro liqueur fernet and cola, served over ice.