If you are new to drinking yerba mate, then you must have noticed that the recipients for drinking come in a variety of colors, materials and shapes.  While the aesthetics of he recipient has absolutely no effect over your drink; material and shape do play an important and traditional role. The first recipients for drinking …
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Hello there, fellow materos. We know that drinking mate is… well…all about drinking and staying healthy, but if you are planning to host a mate circle at your house, you might want to treat your guests to a little something during those long and pleasant moments of mate drinking. Now, we are aware that eating …
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Before you may begin enjoying your yerba mate, you must first cure your gourd. This will protect your new gourd from mold and improve the taste of your drink. There are many ways to cure a gourd and any of them is probably fine, but on this post I will show you how to do it …
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Before we begin talking about what types of bombillas you can use, let’s first take a look at the origin of bombillas and why are they even necessary. “Bombilla” in Spanish and “bomba” in Portugese is a tool essential to consuming mate infusions. As with other brewed herbs, yerba mate leaves are dried, chopped, and ground …
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A Yerba Mate drinking circle is a cultural (and above all) social tradition that dates back to pre-colonial times in South America. Over the centuries,  the  “Materos” have developed their own set of rules for drinking mate in a circle. Amazingly, some of these rules have challenged the passage of time and are still very …
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If you have been doing your share of reading about drinking yerba mate, then you may have noticed that it is not only a healthy habit; it can also turn into a social event. When it comes to enjoying yerba mate, there are basically three configurations to it: solito, parceria or roda (portuguese). If you are …
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Hello, fellow materos! Welcome to the Yerba Mate Blog. In this article I will be explaining to you how to prepare yerba mate for the first time. Please sit back and watch while I do my best to get you up and running as soon as possible! I hope you have brought along your favorite yerba, …
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