Yerba mate – have you ever heard those two words and wondered what it is? Your friends are drinking some strange herb and you wonder why you should start drinking yerba mate at all? What are the benefits of drinking mate? Is it worth including it in your diet? We have 7 reasons to start drinking yerba mate – let's see if we can convince you!
The perfect balance of yerba mate strength and flavour with great additives – that's the essence of CBSé. The Argentinian brand is mainly associated with its extraordinary flavoured yerba mates. Are you looking for a refreshment? Do you like fruity additives? Or are you slimming down? The answer to each question will be short – CBSé!
Sport has its own rules. Anyone who takes it up as an amateur or professional athlete knows that many factors contribute to good results. What counts is a healthy diet, hydration and providing the body with all the ingredients it needs to function properly. As it turns out, sportsmen and sportswomen are keen to use yerba mate. Yerba mate and sport is a perfect combination. How does drinking the Guarani Indian brew help?
The most popular source of caffeine is coffee. The black, roasted beans, ground into a powder and brewed with boiling water, provide a solid boost of energy, stimulating in the morning and throughout the day. Many people cannot imagine a morning without it, while others replace it with a serving of yerba mate, which stimulates just as much, but in a slightly different way. Few people know that there is a plant that contains even more caffeine than coffee and yerba mate. Guarana. It grows in the tropical jungle and is usually consumed in powdered form. Today we will take a closer look at it.
A hot day full of excitement. After a well-worked Friday, it's good to relax. There's nothing like a freshly poured yerba mate in the afternoon sunshine. There's nothing like a cold, refreshing beer with a good “nibble”. What if you could combine these two great flavours? I had read that it was possible and I decided to give it a try.
Summer often surprises us with very high temperatures. Seeking to cool down and refresh themselves, many members of our crew have switched to slurping tereré. Cold yerba mate is a tried and tested way to combat the effects of the heat. A portion of dry mate, well-chilled water and, optionally, a few ice cubes. The classic. But what about replacing good old H2O with juice? Specially for you, we decided to test a solution that South Americans often and willingly use. Read on!
A bitter aftertaste is one of the defining characteristics of yerba mate infusions. Many people begin to appreciate it after some time has passed since they started their mate adventure, and some simply prefer milder flavours. How can we improve the taste of yerba mate and minimise the bitterness of the brew so that we can enjoy it and derive satisfaction from drinking it?
You have probably heard the term “ashtray” more than once in the context of strongly bitter yerba mate, like for example Paraguayan Pajarito. All because of the association of the characteristic smoky aroma reminiscent of tobacco. However, in contrast to cigarettes, yerba mate not only has a positive effect on health, but can also help fight nicotine addiction! Yerba mate and cigarettes – what do they have in common?
There are some yerba mate vessels that definitely stand out from the rest. A mate gourd made of palo santo or algarrobo wood stands proudly on the shelf in the company of natural and ceramic calabashes. The real secret of their beauty is that they are cared for. What is a curado (or currado) and how do you take care of a yerba mate vessel? Read on!
Not without reason, guayusa is often referred to as yerba mate's cousin. They have a lot in common, but there are also some differences. If you want to know more about yerba mate and guayusa – what it is, what the similarities and differences are between them, which is better – we encourage you to read the article!