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A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

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Re: A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

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Post by JSGraef »

grzm wrote: post #29
ggambetta wrote: post #26

"Mate", not "maté". I guess it's cool to add random accents to foreign words to make them look more exotic, but this changes the pronunciation of the word and in fact turns into a different one. "Mate" refers to "yerba mate" (as in the article) or even the gourd used to consume it; it's also a common abbreviation of "jaque mate", "checkmate". "Maté", on the other hand, means "I killed".

For what it's worth, Wikipedia includes this explanation: > "In English, "mate" is occasionally written "maté", to distinguish it from other meanings of the word mate, although this spelling is not used in Spanish or Portuguese." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate A similar example is "résumé", so as to not be confused with "resume". Going further down the Wikipedia hole, here's a page describing use of diacrit…

Reading this directly reminded me of a great poem "The Chaos" by Gerard Nolst Trenité (or is it Trenite? ;):

http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html

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Post by thebooktocome »

gbrown wrote: post #54
moultano wrote: post #4

This reminds me of the paw paw (not to be confused with the papaya which Australians call pawpaw) https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/15/550985844/th... It's a fruit that seems tropical, a close relative of the custard apple or sitaphal that tastes like a pina colada. Yet it grows natively all over the eastern US. It's so common that in many places it's every third tree in the forest. I grew up in peak pawpa…

Sadly, that whole genus contains neurotoxins. I'm not sure the medical evidence is in on pawpaw's, but soursop is responsible for high rates of atypical Parkinson's in areas where it's a staple.

Looks like you're right:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22130466/

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Post by cschmidt »

innocentoldguy wrote: post #13

I have tried youpon tea at a cafe before and even purchased it here: https://lostpinesyaupontea.com . I like Yerba Mate quite well, so I wouldn’t say youpon in better, but I would say I like it equally well. It’s definitely worth a try.

I ordered some as well. I bet they'll wonder what caused a spike in orders today.

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Post by ppierald »

Go nearly anywhere in Argentina and you will find mate. People walk around with a thermos of hot water and sip all day. It is a shared cultural experience too like saying hello. You see a friend, greet them, then offer them some mate.

Our SF-based company has an office in Mendoza, Argentina. You will not find baristas and coffee (though Starbucks just opened there), but plenty of mate for everyone. Due to this connection, we have plenty of supplies for mate in the office, but it is still not as commonly adopted here as coffee.

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Post by LostPinesYaupon »

cschmidt wrote: post #73
innocentoldguy wrote: post #13

I have tried youpon tea at a cafe before and even purchased it here: https://lostpinesyaupontea.com . I like Yerba Mate quite well, so I wouldn’t say youpon in better, but I would say I like it equally well. It’s definitely worth a try.

I ordered some as well. I bet they'll wonder what caused a spike in orders today.

Just figured it out ;) Almost 30 orders so far as of last night. Thanks y'all!

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Post by sundvor »

moultano wrote: post #8
TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pawpaw is available in every supermarket in Australia, maybe not all year round. I’ve seen quite a few pawpaw trees in backyards, but it’s defi an under appreciated fruit here too. Dried sugar dusted pawpaw is flipping amazing.

That's a totally different pawpaw! The fruit that Australians call pawpaw, Americans call papaya. Edited original post to avoid confusion

Papaya does make for good ointment cream for massaging post op scarring. :)

Re: A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

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Post by LostPinesYaupon »

greenwireless wrote: post #65
innocentoldguy wrote: post #13

I have tried youpon tea at a cafe before and even purchased it here: https://lostpinesyaupontea.com . I like Yerba Mate quite well, so I wouldn’t say youpon in better, but I would say I like it equally well. It’s definitely worth a try.

These people are great - I have ordered a bunch of yaupon from them, both light and dark. The light roast is more of a green tea flavor, while the dark roast is closer to a black tea or even coffee. The best part about yaupon is the buzz, though. It's a strong boost like coffee but without the jitters and crash that coffee can cause. It's a more lucid, feel-good stimulant with a flavor that's hard to describe. Much l…

Many thanks! It's nice to stumble into a love fest :)

Re: A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries

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Post by LostPinesYaupon »

innocentoldguy wrote: post #13

I have tried youpon tea at a cafe before and even purchased it here: https://lostpinesyaupontea.com . I like Yerba Mate quite well, so I wouldn’t say youpon in better, but I would say I like it equally well. It’s definitely worth a try.

Woohoo! We're famous :) Hey thanks for posting the link to our site. We've gotten a lot of orders from here. You rock.
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