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What is Yerba Mate?
Yerba Mate (pronounced YER-bah MAH-tay) is a type of holly plant native to Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Drunk for thousands of years by the native Guaraní tribe of the Paraná,...
What is Yerba Mate?
Yerba Mate (pronounced YER-bah MAH-tay) is a type of holly plant native to Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Drunk for thousands of years by the native Guaraní tribe of the Paraná,...
Does Yerba Mate Expire or Go Stale?
Wondering if Yerba Mate Expires? Let's find out Yerba mate technically can expire if it's not stored in a cool and dry place. When mate is stored in a dry...
Does Yerba Mate Expire or Go Stale?
Wondering if Yerba Mate Expires? Let's find out Yerba mate technically can expire if it's not stored in a cool and dry place. When mate is stored in a dry...
Beginner's Guide to Yerba Mate Tea
Getting started with yerba mate is simple. Grab yourself a handful of mate, add the herb into a frenchpress, teapot, or traditional mate gourd, then add hot water (or make...
Beginner's Guide to Yerba Mate Tea
Getting started with yerba mate is simple. Grab yourself a handful of mate, add the herb into a frenchpress, teapot, or traditional mate gourd, then add hot water (or make...
Yerba Mate Tea vs Rooibos Tea
One hails from South America and another from South Africa, but both of their health benefits and growing popularity point North. Exclusively grown in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, yerba mate...
Yerba Mate Tea vs Rooibos Tea
One hails from South America and another from South Africa, but both of their health benefits and growing popularity point North. Exclusively grown in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, yerba mate...
The History of Yerba Mate Tea (1500–2000s)
The history of yerba mate tea is quite circuitous, reaching great heights of commercial expansion and sharply plummeting to total industry collapse. Below, I've highlighted the major events of mate's...
The History of Yerba Mate Tea (1500–2000s)
The history of yerba mate tea is quite circuitous, reaching great heights of commercial expansion and sharply plummeting to total industry collapse. Below, I've highlighted the major events of mate's...
Types of Yerba Mate Tea Explained
There are many types of yerba mate tea, just like wine, tea, and olives. Yerba mate is grown in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and each country has their own styles...
Types of Yerba Mate Tea Explained
There are many types of yerba mate tea, just like wine, tea, and olives. Yerba mate is grown in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and each country has their own styles...
Yerba Mate vs Coffee
Perhaps you’re thinking about replacing coffee with yerba mate. So you’re now wondering, what’s the difference between yerba mate caffeine and coffee caffeine? Good question. And it may surprise you...
Yerba Mate vs Coffee
Perhaps you’re thinking about replacing coffee with yerba mate. So you’re now wondering, what’s the difference between yerba mate caffeine and coffee caffeine? Good question. And it may surprise you...
Online Mate Circle: Yerba Mate Basics
Online Yerba Mate Circle, January 30th,2014 The first Mate Circle of 2014 was a success! Thanks to everyone that joined in from around the world to learn and share about...
Online Mate Circle: Yerba Mate Basics
Online Yerba Mate Circle, January 30th,2014 The first Mate Circle of 2014 was a success! Thanks to everyone that joined in from around the world to learn and share about...
The Official Yerba Mate Buying Guide
Welcome to The Official Yerba Mate Buying Guide, where you'll easily learn everything you need to buy yerba mate and start drinking like a True Mate Drinker, also known as...
The Official Yerba Mate Buying Guide
Welcome to The Official Yerba Mate Buying Guide, where you'll easily learn everything you need to buy yerba mate and start drinking like a True Mate Drinker, also known as...
Why do I drink Mate?
"What is this 'magical' drink that you talk about all of the time, Matt?" "Does it get you...high?" "Is it healthy for you?" "I heard that this is linked to...
Why do I drink Mate?
"What is this 'magical' drink that you talk about all of the time, Matt?" "Does it get you...high?" "Is it healthy for you?" "I heard that this is linked to...
Selecting A Yerba Mate Gourd
Like most mate drinkers, I started out with a typical mate gourd made from the hollowed and dried end of a calabash squash. These gourds appear to be the most...
Selecting A Yerba Mate Gourd
Like most mate drinkers, I started out with a typical mate gourd made from the hollowed and dried end of a calabash squash. These gourds appear to be the most...
A Mate Enthusiast's Story
For the last year mate has been my study companion. I started drinking mate when I was in Canada, after watching David Askaripour videos about yerba mate. Even though I...
A Mate Enthusiast's Story
For the last year mate has been my study companion. I started drinking mate when I was in Canada, after watching David Askaripour videos about yerba mate. Even though I...