How to prepare "mates"

The infusion called mate is prepared by steeping dry leaves (and twigs) of yerba mate in hot water, rather than in boiling water like black tea.
It is a slightly less potent stimulant than coffee and much gentler on the stomach. Drinking mate with friends from a shared hollow gourd (also called a mate) with a metal straw (a bombilla) is an extremely common social practice in Argentina.

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• Tea
• Argentina
• Yerba
• Mate
• Bombilla
• Argentinian
• Argentine
• Argentinean

[Voinar010]

The herb is called "Yerba Mate". The dish made for Yerba is called "Matero" (not "Mate"), no matter what exactly it is.

And you should speak "bombilla" as it's written, because now it sounds like "bombishia"(?).

[MagaCarey]

@Voinar010

"bombishia"(?)

I have a question for you:

Is Spanish your mother tongue?

You cannot tell me how I should pronounce words in my own language! That is simply absurd!

There are differences in pronunciation in all languages in the world! Americans pronounce words differently as the English do. Does that mean that Americans are wrong!? NO.

If you study Spanish as a second language, my advice to you would be: Educate yourself as much as you can. There's always room for improvement.

[bigstock20]

Does it need to be hot water? As in, will it loose potency if I use cold water ?

[MagaCarey]

@bigstock20

It's a tea.

I've never tried preparing tea with cold water. I don't think you'll get much flavor.

[chofiiis]

@MagaCarey con agua fria es terere u.u

[MagaCarey]

@chofiiis

Si, pero primero lo haces con agua caliente y despues lo dejas enfriar. No funciona con solo agua fria

[ARGENTINOPRO]

WTF!! Ese mate parece una sopa. NO hay q inundar todo el mate asi.

[rayook]

mate with sugar - bleeee :/ - clear mate without nothing or litlle bit of honey ;) mmmm :)

[Voinar010]

@MagaCarey Umm... sorry. You're absolutely right!

I forget about different pronounciation in Spanish.

Anyway... take it easy! ;)

[Aleitor]

This is not a Mate this is a terere jajaja por dios quien prepara el mate asi? el agua para que se hinche tiene que ser tibia si esta caliente quemas la yerba y pierde el gusto, y no tenes que llenarlo de agua tenes que solo llenar dejandole una parte que no se moje.

[claudiofimiani]

Excelente el tutorial!! yo acá siempre con mis "matienzos"!

[josemiguel070207]

rica sopa, cuando aprendera la gente a preparar esto correctamente; yo que no soy de las tierras del sur , lo preparo muchisimo mejor

[ovniforos]

Hay que aclararle a los amigos extranjeros que esto no es una droga, es tan estimulante como tomar un vaso de coca cola, pero más allá de sus beneficios lo importante del mate es compartir con amigos o familia mientras se toma.

[chombydeamerica]

@bigstock20 there's a variant called terere, mostly drink in Paraguay, you mix it with cold juice from a cytric (i recomend lemon) but you have to drink it slowly, because mate helps your digestion, and if drink cold it REALY ACCELERATES YOUR DIGESTION (if you get my drift)

[BoricuaChiTown]

yerba mate is like a sacrament of communion with mother earth!!!! it's such a beautiful drink, it's an immediate mood booster and it's medicinal

[ravendon]

Muchas gracias, Maga. Your video is very clear and precise. I love your accent, sounds Argentinian? Hmm, su tiene una voce linda? Lo siento, mi espanol es muy malo.