12-07-2004, 08:21 PM
I bet some of you guys are wondering why I'm making such a big fuss over this herb, well let me tell you!
Yerba Mate, also known as "Tea of the Gods" or "South American Green Tea" is the best tea I've yet to drink. In Brazil/Argentina/Uruguay it's very popular, and it's no rare occurance seeing someone on the street carrying around a gourd with the metal straw needed to drink this awesome tea properly. When I was a little boy I drank this tea a lot, but haven't since for a long time, until last weekend. I loved it, so I bought myself the necessary equipment and am now drinking it here at my house. The taste is very bitter, some people like drinking it with sugar, but I like the natural taste. It's pretty healthy, cleans out your digestive system, has lots of fiber and other minerals/vitamins, but the ingredient that's unique and special to this tea is the Matteine. Matteine is a derivative of Caffeine, they're similar, but you can definetely feel the difference, and the best part is there are NO bad side effects like caffeine has, and it's not addictive.
I recommend this tea to anyone that either likes to try new teas, wants a good alternative to coffee/caffeine drinks, or is just curious:)Here are some links:
http://www.yerba-mate.com/
http://www.noborders.net/mate/
and a picture of hardcore drinking action! There are several different kinds of gourds, I prefer the ones with a wide top. If you wanna give this tea a try, contact me, there's a technique to preparing and drinking this stuff right.
Yerba Mate, also known as "Tea of the Gods" or "South American Green Tea" is the best tea I've yet to drink. In Brazil/Argentina/Uruguay it's very popular, and it's no rare occurance seeing someone on the street carrying around a gourd with the metal straw needed to drink this awesome tea properly. When I was a little boy I drank this tea a lot, but haven't since for a long time, until last weekend. I loved it, so I bought myself the necessary equipment and am now drinking it here at my house. The taste is very bitter, some people like drinking it with sugar, but I like the natural taste. It's pretty healthy, cleans out your digestive system, has lots of fiber and other minerals/vitamins, but the ingredient that's unique and special to this tea is the Matteine. Matteine is a derivative of Caffeine, they're similar, but you can definetely feel the difference, and the best part is there are NO bad side effects like caffeine has, and it's not addictive.
I recommend this tea to anyone that either likes to try new teas, wants a good alternative to coffee/caffeine drinks, or is just curious:)Here are some links:
http://www.yerba-mate.com/
http://www.noborders.net/mate/
and a picture of hardcore drinking action! There are several different kinds of gourds, I prefer the ones with a wide top. If you wanna give this tea a try, contact me, there's a technique to preparing and drinking this stuff right.