Yerba Mate Traditional Preparation

You need to know how to prepare a good mate to fully enjoy the experience.

Although Yerba Mate can be brewed in a tea pot, yerba mate can also be prepared the traditional way. A more flavoursome experience whereby the process extracts the maximum benefit from its strong medicinal and therapeutic properties. For best mate results, we recommend the following steps to ensure your mate is prepared in the best tasting way. 


Detailed instructions:

Mate cebado

1) Fill a gourd 2/3 full with yerba. Tilt the gourd until the yerba is along a side of the gourd near the top.
2) Insert the filter end of the straw on an angle into the deepest part of the yerba.
3) Pour hot water (never boiled) onto the base of the yerba, then sip from the straw.
4) Drink down the entire infusion until it is finished. Then pass it back to the person who will pour more water in.
5) Repeat the procedure until the yerba has lost its taste.

Note:

• Avoid adding so much water that it reaches the top of the yerba mate. It is a tea - not a soup!
• The water should be hot but never boiled. Keep your hot water in a thermos.

The first sip is very strong and sometimes described as dusty, some even discard the first sip by spitting it out as an offer to La Pachamama (the God of the earth)!

The importance of etiquette is secondary to the preparation of a quality good tasting tea.

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