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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.
Second, there have been some very interesting studies done with Yerba Mate -capsules- where if taking 6 500mg capsules there is an association with weight loss and especially appetite suppression. It functions much the same way (though not as acute) as GLP-1 like Ozempic/semaglutide which is all the rage right now.
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Hrm. Regarding cancer, you could say the same about tea. Why would that be? Maybe because most drink it too hot? Hot fluids are bad for your esophagus over long times. So let it cool down?
Yes: https://aps-repo.bvs.br/aps/a-erva-mate-possui-acao-terapeut... """ Yerba mate consumption has been associated with the incidence of oropharyngeal and esophageal cancer, however, this seems to be mainly related to the habit of some people to drink the drink at very high temperatures. The ideal water temperature is 70 to 80ºC. """ It's in Portuguese unfortunately. Some people drink at 90oC almost the boiling poin…
I bought a couple of nice bags of what I believed to just be normal herbal tea. Having never heard of this "yerba mate" thing I thought it was just the brand. Once I looked closer at the bags it had a whole load of instructions like "use the pipe" and "don't stir as it blocks the pipe" which was just bizarre. Since when is a pipe or straw needed for tea? I tried to make a normal herbal tea with it but it tasted disgu…
I don't know where you live, but it would be great if you can find someone to help you preparing your first proper Mate. It takes some tries before you get the taste you want.
Coming from an Argentine family Yerba Mate is great. I'm American but have been drinking it frequently since the time I was 14 or so. I drank tons in college but took a multi-year break a few years down the line due to reflux issues that it made worse. Those are some things to look out for - heartburn, sinusitis, negative changes in mood, tension headaches. I notice that there is a huge difference between Yerba Mate…
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The brand I use says that about their product: "Our Yerba Mate is 100% air dried through a process that use warm air instead of smoke. That drying system enable the leaves to be free of PAHs. This creates a safe, healthy and light tasting yerba mate." I don't know if the claim is true or not.
Which brand do you use? I couldn't find an exact match via web search :(
Looking at their site, they apparently even make a vodka drink with them now. Uh, caffeine & alcohol drinks is usually not very well received by the government here. I wonder if it'll stir some political drama.
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You can easily find the answers to these questions by spending an hour or so reading about them. Instead, you choose to make this public display of emotions on being confronted with something slightly unfamiliar, helpful to nobody at all. It’s unbecoming that someone who calls themselves a programmer would be shocked that specialty tools exist.
Feel free to explain to the other person who said they also prepare it regularly the same as I did
I brought a cup and bombilla back as souvenirs, but they are currently just 'decorative' right now; I haven't used them to drink mate yet.
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Feel free to explain to the other person who said they also prepare it regularly the same as I did
Someone already did. Even that person suggested you try it differently, but it sounds like you're invested in it being a convoluted hipster drink instead of being curious or having a discussion about it.
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When I was there last month, a lot of people said that not sharing mate anymore was one of the major cultural things that happened in Argentina because of Covid. Of course the country has other problems that it deals with but yeah looking around it seemed that almost all people carry their own. I’m not Argentinian though so I might not have reliable info just very recent
I'm Argentinian and we keep sharing mate as if nothing have happened. Off course there may be some people that started to drink their own mate but definitely not the majority, not even close. Sharing mate is a ritual too culturally rooted to Argentinian society. It's hard to explain but it goes beyond drinking a hot beverage.