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Yerba-maté is the national drink of Paraguay, where it is also consumed with either hot or ice cold water (see tereré); [20] Argentina; [21] and Uruguay. Drinking maté is a common social practice in all of the territory of Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, southern Chile, and eastern Bolivia.
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 most parts of Argentina, lunch is the largest meal of the day. Excluding the largest cities, such as Buenos Aires, Rosario or Cordoba, most towns close for lunchtime. This is when most people return home to enjoy a large meal and siesta. Traditional lunches in Argentina are long and well developed.
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.
Argentine alcoholic drinks (3 C, 2 P) Y. Yerba mate (1 C, 11 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Argentine drinks" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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.
Many people drink tereré with added herbs, both medicinal and refreshing. In northeastern Argentina it is commonly prepared either with water, medicinal herbs and ice cubes (called tereré de agua (tereré prepared with water)) or citrus, as in south-western Brazil, with fruit juices like lemon, lime, orange, or pineapple.
Food and drink companies of Argentina (8 C, 2 P) Argentine cuisine (11 C, 75 P) F. Food and drink festivals in Argentina (1 C, 1 P) Fishing in Argentina (1 P)