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Yerba mate or yerba-maté (/ ˈ j ɜːr b ə ˈ m ɑː t eɪ /), [2] [3] Ilex paraguariensis, is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. [4] It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. [5] The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a beverage known as maté. Brewed cold, it is used to make ...
Too much yerba will result in a "short" mate; conversely, too little yerba results in a "long" mate, both being considered undesirable. After that, any additional herbs ( yuyo , in Portuguese jujo ) may be added for either health or flavor benefits, a practice most common in Paraguay, where people acquire herbs from a local yuyera (herbalist ...
Coca tea, also called mate de coca, is a herbal tea made using the raw or dried leaves of the cocaine-containing coca plant, which is native to South America. It is made either by submerging the coca leaf or dipping a tea bag in hot water.
To make mate, you fill the cup one-half to three-quarters with the yerba leaves. Cover the mouth of the mate with your hand. Turn it over and shake it to even out the leaf mixture, and keep the ...
Most preparations of tereré begin by filling a guampa 2/3 to 3/4 full of yerba mate. [15] [16] Then, ice cubes are added to water and usually stored in a vacuum flask.If herbs or juice are part of the preparation, they are added to the water at this point.
Materva is a carbonated drink made from yerba mate, a tea popular in Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Unlike the somewhat bitter tea-like mate on which it is based, Materva is sweet, with a flavor described as similar to ginger ale [1] or cream soda. [2] Current production includes a diet version called Diet Materva. [3]
Mate cocido [2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmate koˈsiðo], 'boiled maté', or just cocido in Corrientes Province), 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, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay).
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