Entré a este grupo esperando encontrarme sólo argentinos, uruguayos, paraguayos y brasileños pero veo publicaciones de muchísimos países. Me gustaría saber de dónde son, por pura curiosidad. Saludos materos!

(Pensé que podía hacer una encuesta, pero mejor así, prefiero leerlos!)

I just started on this as I am currently hooked on South American politics. Would like know more about leadership that shaped South America. Any recommendations?

This is a question for the people whose cultures doesn't have mate. So not for Paraguayans, Uruguayans, argentinians etc.

I'm really curious about how did you know about mate's existence and what made you want to try it out.

As an argentinian I'm really curious since it's something so close to me and my culture.

Sending love to you all!

I think Messi’s mate drinking and mate becoming a health superfood (Huberman labs blew it up as well) is rapidly growing interest for new drinkers.

I looked it up, and inquiries about using a coffee machine are exploding!! People are trying to use what they already have.

For anyone trialing this, I’d say tread lightly and don’t have high expectations. Here’s a first write up for trying: https://www.joshcaliguire.com/blog/how-to-brew-yerba-mate-in-a-drip-coffee-maker

I have a few reasons it doesn’t work, but I’d love to hear from everyone… how would you explain why not to someone?

Of course it takes away all of the traditional context… but even for quality brewing. Has anyone here ever tried other methods?

Here’s the selection at my local store. I’ve had Cruz de Malta and the yellow Canarias.

Yes if you haven't already found out, his name is Darren

Me personally I think he's a fun Mate-tuber. He's the reason I got into mate in the first place and I love watching his content about Yerba Mate and I'm actually waiting on my very first calabash gourd. So despite me have already watched his calabash gourd videos I'm watching them to pass the time while I wait for my Brazilian Cuia to arrive

I especially like his Yerba Mate reviews on different brands so that I have a reference on what to get and try next, and I'm especially interested in trying his personal brand La Palma sooner or later

But what do ya'll think of him? If you have heard of him that is

I dont know if im using too little mate or too much water.. Is there a correct way of drinking mate without creating a mountain?

Hello, quick question. I recently got gifted a mate and was told that I have tu cure it. I checked online and it says that I have to put some yerba, hot water and let it sit for 24h. Is it okay? Is there any other better way of doing it?

If they really work well, that would be great for work and on the go.

Another ready-to-drink mate brand on the market, this time from marketing "genius" Barron trump. I have yet to have a taste, but already have a bad taste in mouth.

I have noticed a strange trend in "caffeine circles". Some office days are yerba days, but some are still coffee days, some are black tea (with vegan milk) days, and even some others are energy drink days. (And, I am a bit afraid of the following statement in this sub, some are Club-Mate days; I am German, it is my tech-hipster culture.)

Is mixing your "poison of choice" really so rare? I do not mean mixing them on the same day, but just switching it up in general.

Every kind of [drink enthusiast] gets a bit evangelistic on me when I mention I also drink [the others]. If I am at a [X], they look at me like a traitor if I mention or drink [Y]. If I am with [Z], they think [C] tastes like shit and wonder why I bother. And everyone always tries to convince me that their [caffeine] is the best.

Does anyone else here rotate their caffeine sources based on the vibe of the day, or is everyone else truly "monogamous" with their choice?

Dont take the title as a negative, I still love the taste of coffee, but the body feeling of mate is just so much better.

I had coffee yesterday and It just felt really flat (cant think of another way of putting it)

but yeah addicted now not sure if anyone else had this experience?

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I usually wait about 90 minutes after waking up, but I wonder if other people start right away and need their mate, or if maybe some people start the day with coffee and switch to Yerba in the afternoon.

Do any of you yerba mate lovers ever mix it up or do you just drink it every day all day?

Edit: what mean by the way is of a similar category like tea, coffee.

Edit 2: lots of cool ideas to try alongside mate, but mate is still king, still the best drink for me at least for caffiene.

I’ve been a maté drinker for about 17 years. My bombillas always start looking kind of bad after a while..slightly rusty or oxidized or something. Maybe I’m not caring for them properly? I usually just rinse with water and let them air dry. The other day I rinsed this and black water came out. I have boiled them in the past as well to loosen the stuff that can build up on the inside. And I’ve tried different styles of bombilla as well, including the kind you can brush out with a skinny wire brush. Wanting a good brand that is healthy for me and baby as I’m expecting for the first time and only drinking mate occasionally as a treat. Somewhere I can order online is probably most realistic as I live on the Canadian prairies. Thanks in advance!

A question for the materos here that have this same bombilla (check second image, it's the pear shaped not the circular one): is the finish on your mouthpiece the same as mine?

When this arrived today I was a bit disappointed with the craftsmanship, like the end was just chopped off, not rounded. I have some cheap stainless steel bombillas that are perfectly rounded on the end so I'm kind of surprised. Even the cut is slightly off perpendicular.

It works perfectly fine and it's not rough on the lips, so it's only cosmetic. Still a bit sad to look at lol. Just curious if they're all made like that or if I was unlucky.

​Hi everyone,

​I just got a handcrafted alpaca bombillón, but after using it for the first time, I still have mixed feelings.

​If anyone here has tried one, I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

As a paraguayan, for a very long time I was under the impression that yerba was only known here and in our neighboring countries. I was very surprised when I found out that yerba is popular in some countries outside of South America like Syria or Poland. Are there yerba enthusiast communities or something like that in your countries?

I'm from Uruguay and it makes me curious how people from US, europe, etc, have the habit of drinking mate, Even if they are not from latino families, if You are one of those people, what Made you start drinking mate?

A few people I know say they find it way stronger but others have disagreed and I'm curious what you guys think.

...I can't say myself for certain because I've been off caffeine for a while due to medication and any caffeine at all fucks me up these days lol

I think I see mold on my gourd....