In 1616, Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the governor of the Spanish province that included Buenos Aires, banned the population from drinking a green herbal drink called yerba mate. The governor had seen ...
Motley elements of Argentina united by common gourds / Mate obsession knows no class, age boundaries
2006-11-26 04:00:00 PDT Buenos Aires-- At first sight, yerba mate (pronounced DZER-ba MAH-teh) is an innocuous plant. A relative of the common holly, it grows widely in the steamy forests of ...
Step foot in South America, and you’ll find yerba mate everywhere — lining the shelves of gas stations and grocery stores, sold at quaint roadside vendors, and nestled in people’s hands. More commonly ...
My yerba mate gourd. In 1616, Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the governor of the Spanish province that included Buenos Aires, banned the population from drinking a green herbal drink called yerba mate.
The traditional South American drink gets a showcase of its own in Brooklyn. Photo: Liz Clayman Drinking yerba mate for the first time requires a bit of mental preparation. Bitter and earthy, the ...
Fans of tea and coffee have an intriguing new flavor to explore in Pacific Beach. Yerba Mate Bar opened last week, San Diego’s first café dedicated to the caffeinated beverage of choice for the ...
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