If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, head here to start the story. “The house is just down this street,”Hill told me as we turned down a sidestreet from the main road. Hill slowed down in front of a … Continue reading The Journey of Yerba Mate Part 2: “Quieres un Matecito?”
Version en Español The Foreigner’s Mate If you’ve experienced Mate Culture as a foreigner, or you’re a Mate Person living as a foreigner in an environment in which this drink is atypical, you know that traveling to a distant place … Continue reading Opening Your Mind One Sip at a Time with Yerba Mate
Version en Español What can I say about Mate? A lot. What can I say about the mate, the yerba, in relation to my life? Well, a lot. The first thing is that it arrived a little late. I mean, … Continue reading My Personal History with Yerba Mate: From Childhood, to High School to University to Life
Version en Español Kraus, the story of a Local Producer of a Traditional Argentine Tea that became a World Exporter Immigrants and Farmers The Kraus family comes from immigrants of different European countries that established in Las Misiones, Argentina in … Continue reading The Story Behind Kraus Yerba Mate
Version en Español Moments of drinking mate that never finish My name is Patricio López. I am Chilean, from the city of Antofagasta, located in the north of the country; a mining area where yerba mate, some years ago, made … Continue reading ¡THANK YOU, MATE!
Traveling and yerba mate go together like two peas in a pod, white on rice and any other inseparable pair you can imagine. Some people can’t go on a road trip without preparing a frothy gourd of the bitter nectar … Continue reading How to Travel with Yerba Mate (And Not Make a Mess)
Crossing borders, adapting cultures and staying authentic with Yerba Mate My dad introduced me to mate when I was probably around 10. I used to drink it sweet (I was a kid, after all), and my mom loved it, but … Continue reading From Argentina to Brazil to Costa Rica: Why Drinking Yerba Mate Is like a Blind Date
Experiencing Argentina through the Wonder Plant For the month of November, I decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of moving to Buenos Aires. The Argentinian culture has mysteriously seduced me into its vibrant capital. Most travellers that I meet only … Continue reading Experiencing Argentina Through the Wonder Plant of Yerba Mate
New country, same tradition Mate has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Even when they migrated to the United States in the mid-80s, my parents never departed from the tradition. To their luck, … Continue reading Drinking out of a Cow’s Hoof? You’re Crazy! A Brief History of My Life with Yerba Mate
Version en Español Children of Yerba Mate If you are born in Argentina, it’s common that, since you were a kid, about two years old, you’d get to try mate. It’s like a before and after, which allows you to … Continue reading Why We’ll Never Travel Without Yerba Mate
Version en Español A life of adventure Hello materos. We are Paula (27) and Martín (28), two young people from Mendoza, Argentina, who decided to leave our life in the city to go out and fulfill our dream of touring … Continue reading Two Years of Drinking Yerba Mate Throughout Latin America
For me the mate is not a thing, it’s a friend The word ‘mate’ is slang for ‘friend’ in Australia and New Zealand. This is exactly what Yerba Mate also means to me. Let me tell you why. I was … Continue reading For Me the Mate Is Not a Thing, It’s a Friend