Difference between revisions of "Yerba mate"
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[[File:mate_pflanze.jpg|250px|right|thumb|alt=Yerba mate plantation in Misiones, Argentina|Yerba mate plantation in Misiones, Argentina]] | [[File:mate_pflanze.jpg|250px|right|thumb|alt=Yerba mate plantation in Misiones, Argentina|Yerba mate plantation in Misiones, Argentina]] | ||
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− | '''Mate''' | + | '''Mate''' or '''Yerba mate''' is a herbal tea which is made from the mate-shrub (yerba mate). It is traditionally cooked in a hollowed-out gourd (Spanish: "calabaza") and drunk through a metal drinking tube called "bombilla". The bombilla has a mesh or small holes which avoid that particles of the herb are sucked in. Mate can be brewed either hot or cold. |
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Revision as of 06:28, 17 November 2013
Mate or Yerba mate is a herbal tea which is made from the mate-shrub (yerba mate). It is traditionally cooked in a hollowed-out gourd (Spanish: "calabaza") and drunk through a metal drinking tube called "bombilla". The bombilla has a mesh or small holes which avoid that particles of the herb are sucked in. Mate can be brewed either hot or cold.