Drinking Yerba Mate, what’s the big deal about it?! If there is one thing that identifies Argentinians, it is drinking Yerba Mate. Hello everybody, my name is Nair Tolomeo and I am from Mar del Plata, Argentina, and since I … Continue reading Why Yerba Mate Is so Special to Me
How my Yerba Mate journey started My Yerba Mate journey all started with a woman named Sofía, the current wife of my brother. We used to often drink mate in the campo my mother had, where we would go on … Continue reading Why Yerba Mate is My Musical Muse
Growing up with Yerba Mate I first came across Yerba Mate when I lived in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Actually, in Paraguay, they drink a different variation of Yerba Mate called Tereré, which is essentially the Cold Brews of Yerba … Continue reading Reconnecting with My Roots Through Drinking Yerba Mate
The warmth of Yerba Mate It was cold. Like, really, really cold. I thought that South America was supposed to be warm. But, as we sat there in the kitchen, sharing Yerba Mate, we could see our own breath. I … Continue reading Yerba Mate is a Woman, and I love Her
The beginning of my coffee addiction I never liked coffee until about my mid twenties. I found some sugary sweet drink that was something called a “latte,” and ended up liking it; I ordered one whenever I met my friends … Continue reading Overcoming Coffee with Yerba Mate
Yerba Mate & childhood For as long as I can remember, Yerba Mate has been the background of my life. Many countries in South America, including Argentina, the land of my family, drink Yerba Mate more than coffee; it’s commonly … Continue reading How My Family Bonds Through Yerba Mate
The home of Yerba Mate Growing up, I was fortunate enough to have the privilege of traveling with my parents all over the world. We were a missionary family, and I was a missionary kid, which means that exploring new … Continue reading Why My Kitchen Cabinets Will Always have Yerba Mate
I didn’t first encounter Yerba Mate on a backpack holiday, nor in some other spectacular circumstance. It wasn’t through a friend who just returned from a trip, stumbling upon it in a book, seeing someone drink it in a park, … Continue reading One Sip to Love: How I Fell in Love with Yerba Mate
Travel So how did I become acquainted with Yerba Mate? Well, the story goes back to 2010 and takes place during my first backpacking trip in Argentina. This was actually the first time I had the pleasure of visiting another … Continue reading You Never Forget Your First Sip: My First Experience With Yerba Mate
Меня зовут Лана и я родилась и живу в России, Уфа. Я фотограф и мне 26 лет. О мате я могу рассказать многое. Впервые я попробовала этот напиток в каком-то кафе в нашем городе. Но выпив, осознала,что это не моё! … Continue reading I Fell in Love with Yerba Mate (in Russian & English)
My brother introduced me to Mate after he served an LDS mission in Malaga, Spain. Some immigrants from South America had him try some, and immediately he was in love. When he returned, I saw him drinking this strange green … Continue reading Yerba Mate: A Smorgasbord of Taste from an LDS Mission
This has been an unusually cold winter for Southern California, so I have been drinking more hot tea for my own comfort. In the mornings, I drink only Indian black teas, such as Darjeeling, Ceylon, and Assam—but at night, I … Continue reading Drinking Yerba Mate is an Obsession