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Yerba Mate – A Long but Current History (2021)

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Post by jmtucu »

wincy wrote: post #2

Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though? I consider myself pretty adventurous, but I bought some the other day and was shocked at how such a gross beverage has become popular so quickly.

Try the Union Suave, but the secret is how you prepare the mate. Try to find a video from an Argentinian guy doing it.

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Post by petargyurov »

wincy wrote: post #2

Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though? I consider myself pretty adventurous, but I bought some the other day and was shocked at how such a gross beverage has become popular so quickly.

I had it once and I wasn't really a fan either, but then again I also don't really like tea in general.

Like with a lot of things, some foods and drinks are "indoctrinated" to us as children. I imagine mate falls into this category.

Could also argue coffee and alcohol taste horrible at first, but you learn to suss out the more complex flavours with habitual use. Of course you also learn to enjoy them because of the effects they have on your body.

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Post by nkozyra »

wincy wrote: post #2

Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though? I consider myself pretty adventurous, but I bought some the other day and was shocked at how such a gross beverage has become popular so quickly.

I don't think it tastes terrible at all, but I'm used to drinking matcha/sencha, kava and kratom.

All are very earthy tasting, but not bad once you're used to this.

I've never gotten much out of yerba versus tea, to be honest. It has so many magical benefits abscribed to it, but I think it boils down (no pun) to a lightly caffeinated drink and not much more.

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Post by seu »

wincy wrote: post #2

Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though? I consider myself pretty adventurous, but I bought some the other day and was shocked at how such a gross beverage has become popular so quickly.

Try adding some sugar. Traditionalists will pretend to be repulsed by it, but even in Argentina (where I come from), plenty of people add it to their mate.

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Post by mumumu »

wincy wrote: post #2

Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though? I consider myself pretty adventurous, but I bought some the other day and was shocked at how such a gross beverage has become popular so quickly.

It is hard to find yerba mate that doesn't taste stale outside of south of South America.

Friends that drink it ask for people traveling to SA to bring them some. They are also very particular about how to choose it.

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Post by yakireev »

wincy wrote: post #2

Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though? I consider myself pretty adventurous, but I bought some the other day and was shocked at how such a gross beverage has become popular so quickly.

> Is there any Yerba Mate you can buy that doesn’t taste horrible though?

The short answer is "no". That's what it tastes like. It's an acquired taste, like coffee or beer, and it takes more than one try to get hooked.

Source: am hooked.

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