Yerba Mate

[anthonysitalianfood]

Mate cocido? Hmm, never heard of that brand. stomach-friendly is nice. Will have to search for this :-) Thanks for the tip. What part of Argentina? I have been to the Chaco - Resistencia. Amazing place and I met some amazing people! That is where I discovered Yerba!

[baloumalous]

@anthonysitalianfood I believe mate cocido is just the dried/toasted mate that comes in the common tea bag form. There's different brands, like Rosamonte and Taragui. The taste is closer to that of an herbal tea since it's prepared like one (tea bag in hot water). It tastes a bit sweeter when you drink it like this since the flavor is not as concentrated.

[luis22892]

I'm from Argentine, Do you taste the Mate cocido? I think is better. and more stomach-friendly.

[anthonysitalianfood]

Cruz De Malta, same thing?

[luis22892]

@anthonysitalianfood No that is a trademark, the mate cocido is drunk like a tea, without bombilla, you have to pour or strain the yerba before drinking.

[anthonysitalianfood]

Oh, interesting. No, I have never tried that. I have seen the tea bag versions of Yerba though and often thought how good that was. Will have to try it.

[ArgentinOOsauruS]

Pulgares arriba si sos de Apóstoles, Misiones o Argentina !

[anthonysitalianfood]

yeah... I've been to Resistencia. The Chaco! Great place.. Had an amazing time!

[ArgentinOOsauruS]

@anthonysitalianfood Me too, last year i went there with my father.

Thanks for that love, man.

[anthonysitalianfood]

Oh yes! LOVE it! It's really good with ice cold lemonade on a hot summer day. Tried this last summer and loved it! Yerba is also very good in a fresh grapefruit. I have a page on this here:

yerbamatedrinker (dot) com/yerba_mate_and_grapefruit.­html

Not sure if that has a special name or not, but very good! :-) Ciao!

[isotopico]

There's something called TERERÈ. It's like drink mate, but instead of water, you must use cold lemon or orange juice. yummy

[anthonysitalianfood]

Really? In Mexican restaurants? Did now think Mexicans drank Yerba Mate'. Good tip though :-) We have a Mexican grocery here in town. I will check it out!

[commentguy69]

you could buy yerba mate in alot of mexican groceries i bought mine for 5 bucks

[beholderlt]

how much does a bag like that cost?

[anthonysitalianfood]

I get all my Yerba Mate on gauchogourmet . com. I highly recommend this Yerba

ROSAMONTE Yerba Mate Tea SPECIAL GOLD Loose 2.2 lbs

[beholderlt]

@anthonysitalianfood

unfortunately shipping from the us would cost me more than the mate itself :/

[anthonysitalianfood]

oh, sorry to hear that.. it must be for sale somewhere in your area. You can sometimes find in gourmet food shops or health food shops. Good luck finding some. Yerba Mate is really great stuff. I'm just heating up some water now for my afternoon mate' :-)

[beholderlt]

@anthonysitalianfood And what about cleaning the gourd afterwards? Do you empty the gourd after each use? It can get quite expensive if you fill the gourd halfways and dump the leaves after having like two drinks. And I guess it's not ok to let it stay overnight. Also, my gourd seems to have developed some dark mold inside, any suggestions what to do about it?

[anthonysitalianfood]

I just use hot water and a spoon. I scrape out off the yerba and wash as best as possible with hot water. I don't use soap. Then I make sure I dry it as best as I can with paper towels. I try not to let the gourd sit too long after I have finished drinking it. The longer you let it sit the more mold you will get in the gourd. I usually go through two thermoses of water for each gourd full of mate'. Once you have mold in the gourd it' s pretty hard to get it out.

[anthonysitalianfood]

$7.95. I get mine online. Youtube won't let me leave link :-( oh well. I get mine online here:

gauchogourmet . com

Although I'm sure it's cheaper if you could find it at a local store. You would probably have to go to a specialty shop though.

[beholderlt]

@anthonysitalianfood i recently visited my local tea store and half a kilo bag costs around 10 bucks. still quite expensive compared to US prices.

[christiantr1986]

ROSAMONTE!!!!!

jajaja

PS: For your next video please chose "Piporé" instead "Rosamonte" , first is better :D

Cheers from argentina

[YoungThug16]

@christiantr1986

hey, im arabic from syria and pipore mate is very popular in syria..

[headventure]

excellent !!! rosamonte forever

[gabocoldplay]

Excelente video ! saludos de argentina !

[anthonysitalianfood]

Also, I mentioned shaking the bag prior to each time you have Yerba Mate, (prior to pouring your Yerba into the gourd) because you want to avoid having all Yerba dust at the bottom of the bag when you get low on Yerba. Hope this is helpful.

[anthonysitalianfood]

A few things I forgot to mention in the video. There are many differnt types of Yerba Mate gourds. I like the wooden gourds in lieu of the natural gourds because they do not get mold in them as easy as the natural gourds. I often forget to clean out my gourds shortly after I've finished. Many times I might find myself cleaning out the gourd the following day. This can create mold. But with wooden gourds you can clean easier.

[Ziltube]

Hey! Great video! Clear and easy to follow directions. Thanks!