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@JohnLeePettimoreIII

3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Mate would be best described as "a social beverage".

@RyukyuStyle

3 жыл бұрын

will you please consider doing an episode on Mitragyna speciosa. thank you and i love your channel!

@SammaLlamas

3 жыл бұрын

😳

@ARZSZN

3 жыл бұрын

Is there an episode on Khat?

@MonographicSingleheaded

3 жыл бұрын

Its available EVERYWHERE in Poland lmao

Oh, I have a bunch of Yaupon (yerba mate's North American cousin) if you'd be interested! I harvest and roast it to sell as tea. I sent you the soapberries and sugar berries that one time and can definitely hook you up again :P

@tygutowski

3 жыл бұрын

nice.

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Lets chat in 2021 and work something out. Taking the holidays off from filming :)

@JAIPOD100

3 жыл бұрын

What a cool dude

@anthonyt3872

3 жыл бұрын

I grow Yerba Mate in the Midwest (CO), and they really are lovely plants and *very* easy to grow and take care of. I brought my 3 year old tree in for the winter as always, but this year it started *flowering!* I've never seen yerba mate flowers, they are so cute and tiny.. Anyway, I was wondering if you are able to get rooted yaupon cuttings or seeds? I'd be willing to trade yah

@UncleButterworth

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyt3872 I love this community. Tradesies? As an aside, obey your local laws or keep it on the down low if you... aren't mindful of them. California and Oregon will seize just about anything organic coming in; not sure how CO laws go. Edit: lol in some colleges, they'll have students do taxonomy and other studies with stuff that was seized. Sucks for the send/receive parties, but nice enough for students.

''don't eat poison'' -Weird Explorer

@thewinterwhite

3 жыл бұрын

Seems like a mixed message, but OK.

@UncleButterworth

3 жыл бұрын

Guess it's time to stop drinking...

@Mikemk_

3 жыл бұрын

Sage advice

Just like coffees Yerba Mate has different quality grades and tastes.

@emanuelsaul

3 жыл бұрын

Soy argentino y lo que desis es incorrecto

@salty3648

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@anacondacomplex

3 жыл бұрын

@@emanuelsaul Claaro, no es lo mismo Taragüi que marca Pepito

@danielschmidt2683

3 жыл бұрын

@@emanuelsaul Como que no? Por supuesto que hay diferentes niveles de maté. Hay los matés Uruguayos, y debajo de eso hay cualquiera mierda que hacen con palo en Argentina. Jajaja

@carlagarcia3427

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and you could get some “barbecua” yerba that is amazing. I ussually buy fair trade ones and they are often better than supermarket ones.

OMG, the interaction with the cat! So cute!

I. LOVE. YERBA. MATE. We call it "erva-mate" here in Brazil, the southerners do a very thick and bitter infusion of it called "chimarrão".

@caffeinatedteddy2110

3 жыл бұрын

mais um video onde o conteúdo é algo que já estou acostumado, parece que o conceito dos americanos de plantas exoticas é "Qualquer coisa que cresça em solo brasileiro"

@lewisward4359

3 жыл бұрын

I've had Mate Leo, the roasted style and my wife who lived in Bela Horizonte often drank Mate Leo and Mate Couro.

@sdfkjgh

3 жыл бұрын

@@caffeinatedteddy2110: -em solo brasileiro- *em solo estrangeiro Eu consertei isso para você.

@kernnus39

3 жыл бұрын

Chimarrão é tri maneiro hehehe

@WildVoltorb

3 жыл бұрын

@Enrico Nardo Fio, se liga. Já ouviu falar de Asia? Só voce acha que Brasil é o centro do universo

Argentina time! P.S.: What you drank it's what we call Mate Cocido. If you let it boil with the herbs it's more intense than the common Mate. The water in common Mate doesn't stay that much time with the herbs, so it's different intensity taste.

@yolitoism

3 жыл бұрын

Mate cocido de leche ♡ Oversugared ☆

@yamilcoloma6677

3 жыл бұрын

Todos odian mí mate cocido porque dicen que es de pobres o de nenes

@rociobelensilvestri8925

3 жыл бұрын

El matecocido con leche + pan y mateca es la que va jajajaja

@yamilcoloma6677

3 жыл бұрын

@@rociobelensilvestri8925lo probe una vez y no me gusto tanto con leche, el pan con manteca si te lo acepto

@rociobelensilvestri8925

3 жыл бұрын

@@yamilcoloma6677 todo el que conoce el mate y tiene prejuicios de clase social dice que el mate cocido es "de pobres" porque es una bebida barata y las personas con escasos recursos económicos suelen tomar mucho matecocido para saciar el hambre. Pero como sea, el agregado o no de leche depende de los gustos jajaja a mí el mate me gusta en todas sus formas. Sobre todo en "mate" de pomelo (agarrando un pomelo, sacando la pulpa pero no toda, se pone la yerba y la bombilla de mate y se toma con jugo frío, aclaro por si no sos argentino jajaja igual muchos argentinos no lo conocen a este "método")

Yerba mate is fantastic. Got me through college, and later in life got me through transitioning to working the night shift. Also, typically you use *a lot* more of the leaves to brew it, and infuse multiple times. One of my coworkers drank my mate at my night job. After about 30 minutes he exclaimed "this stuff is rocket fuel!"

@TNUni167

3 жыл бұрын

Its because Yerba Mate doesnt just boost you with caffeine. Its loaded with B vitamins, theobromine among other benefits. What do you do for work?

“No poison!” *forehead kiss* 😭😭 best part.

"Naw dad, that's not pot you're smelling. I'm roasting yerba mate!"

If you read a comment made by an argentine in this video, pay them no mind. Families have been torn asunder and civil wars fought over how to drink mate, so if you're a foreigner, just have it like you enjoy it most. And this is coming from an argentine, too, so you know i'm ALWAYS RIGHT.

@Dockhead

3 жыл бұрын

sort of sound like the tea making debate in the UK, is it milk first? of course not, but each to there own 😅

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dockhead Milk in tea!!!!!!! Heathen monster!!!!!!!

@fusionxtras

3 жыл бұрын

@@-DistantHorizons- it does however make it easy for some to drink tea. I don't make it personally but to each their own. I will however buy milk tea drinks if i feel like having a sweet treat. We must remember to be tolerant of others.

@riograndedosulball248

3 жыл бұрын

The only undisputable point is drinking the mate with a communal gourd. Not like those Uruguayans, with their smol individual mates smh

@pistachioinlove2862

3 жыл бұрын

​@@riograndedosulball248 They do fucking what in Uruguay? Ok i take my comment back, there's at least one incorrect way of drinking mate.

I absolutely LOVE whenever you have the golden opportunity to have your cat on the video as an adorable guest star!

I've been drinking Matè for several years as an alternative to coffee. I've since become obsessed with learning more about it. As an Australian, it's not too common. Although, i'm able to order it online from an established reseller, Yerba Matè Australia. There isn't a great amount of videos about Matè like yours. Keep up the good work! I love it man. :)

@yamilcoloma6677

3 жыл бұрын

In argentina they drink it like crazy, we also have them in tea bags and we call them mate cocido

@hylianfire

3 жыл бұрын

@@yamilcoloma6677 I've had the tea bags too! Cruz de Malta brand. The most common brand here is Rosemontè, but my favorite has to be Taragui and Anna Park. :) It'd be cool to get some fresh leaves though.

@jmbkpo

3 жыл бұрын

@@hylianfire Taragui is a favorite in Argentina too

@yamilcoloma6677

3 жыл бұрын

@@hylianfire you know... I really hate cruz de malta lol, Taragüi is nice though. I also buy a generic brand called vea that is actually really good. But whatever you do, never buy chamigo... It sucks

@thecofounders

3 жыл бұрын

I work with a yerba mate drink company (Clean Cause). I don't think they ship to australia directly, but I'll send you a variety pack if you wanna try them. They're really delicious!

Inro:begins Jared: STIMULANTS !!!!!!

@emilychb6621

3 жыл бұрын

After being against drugs in his first stimulant videos :p

Your cat likes it! Interesting...I’m a mate lover from Venezuela. I got the habit of drinking mate from mom. She got to be 99 years old expressing that mate was the reason of her sharp thinking...

Hi, I'm Argentine and that's why I'm an expert in mate. The way you took it is known as matecosido and you prepared it incorrectly the water should not be transparent it should see a deep green color similar to a tea and sugar is added also no one toasts the herb for any reason

Here in Rio (Brazil) we have this very famous erva mate tea brand named "Matte Leão", which is the leaves deeply roasted and grounded. We usually drink it as an iced tea since the weather is generally very hot. I love it and drink it every other day, mixed with lime juice is so refreshing! In the southern states, Argentina and Uruguay (as pointed out by others) the dried and lightly roasted leaves are very popular as a hot water infusion named "Chimarrão", but other parts of Brazil and Paraguay also have a cold water infusion named "Tererê".

I imagined you would review yerba mate sooner or later, but that River Plate branded yerba was a surprise!

I discovered this stuff selling on American shelves in ~2018 (canned stuff) It gives me a less jittery energy hit than conventional energy drinks and isnt nearly as acidic. 10/10 i love the stuff

People that lover Yerba Mate are called Yerba Mates.

River, a man of culture.

Seeing him brewing mate from a literal pinch is triggering me You suppose to fill it to 3/4 od volume. And brew IT on water around 70-80°C You can brew IT for like 5-7times. Its tradicionally brew in Palo Santo. Which is Saint tree in america. IT have nice resin which is bactericidal. I can be drinked in many ways. Such as Terere-yerba brew with cold water. Or ice which melts Cervaza-yerba brew with beer (often lager) Chimarrao-yerba fine like matcha drinked in guampa-horn And other ways You can brew it in milk, some makes pastry with it i love yerba

@beeftamales

3 жыл бұрын

You can brew it more than 7 times. It obviously loses a lot of its strength but that's ideal for later in the day

@krystianwojtas1032

3 жыл бұрын

@@beeftamales i know but i usually brew with half a liter From my thermos. Palo Santo is small like 80-100ml

@beeftamales

3 жыл бұрын

Ah gotcha I drink canarias that stuff will last all day. Salud!

@krystianwojtas1032

3 жыл бұрын

Rn i drink pajarito and amanda. Love that stuff from Polish plantation.

@beeftamales

3 жыл бұрын

@@krystianwojtas1032 never tried it. I hear mate is popular in the old world

Some notes: In Brazil we have the "mate tostado", that has a distinctive caramel flavour and colour. Usually drinked hot, or cold with lime juice. There is "mate verde para chimarrão", similar the one used in Uruguay and Argentina. The leaves are quickly fire-roasted. It's made with boling water, and can be more or less bitter (young or old leaves), usually drink inside a "cuia" - dried oval calabash fruit. And we have the "mate verde", an unfermented and unroasted young green leaves, and it's mate like tisana, just adding wather (sometimes with lemon) and let ambient-temperature to infuse. This drink is called in Brazil as "tereré", and has a very distinctive fruit-floral flavour, and I think is very refreshing.

I rolled a blunt in a wrap made of yerba mate it was terrible it literally smelled and tasted like a campfire when you throw a bunch of dry leaves in it

@BestKCL

3 жыл бұрын

What did you expect? It's for drinking. How does one even acquire paper made out of this stuff? lmao

@Adrian-ib4tx

3 жыл бұрын

@@BestKCL they were selling it at a convenience store in Massachusetts and it was labeled to b used as a wrap for tobacco and it was all they had so I bought it and gave it a shot

@Adrian-ib4tx

3 жыл бұрын

@@antoniaalpaca very dense and overpowered the taste of weed

@Fonz0

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@billymonroe9574

3 жыл бұрын

Play dumb games, win dumb prizes

As a Uruguayan, I am very happy for this video 🇺🇾

@communistheavy8117

3 жыл бұрын

El mate es argentino

@arrolate

3 жыл бұрын

@@communistheavy8117 uff, más pesado que sopa de plomo sos

@communistheavy8117

3 жыл бұрын

@@arrolate plata o plomo

@arrolate

3 жыл бұрын

@@communistheavy8117 plata porfa

@communistheavy8117

3 жыл бұрын

@@arrolate pasame tu mercado pago

I never knew Smarter Every Day supported ya! Absolutely amazing, keep up the good work.

You should try yaupon tea next. It's a holly native to the US and it makes for a interesting tea.

@thehystericalpancake1241

3 жыл бұрын

@Pancho Villa what?

@thehystericalpancake1241

3 жыл бұрын

@Pancho Villa what did you intend by the comment? I cannot decipher the meaning

@fortune6858

3 жыл бұрын

@Pancho Villa chill dude. He's talking about the Holly species just cause something is native to the us and he mentions it doesn't make him some delusional patriot.

@willowarceneaux434

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t it historically used as a medicinal purgative, similar to pepto bismol

Jared, thank you for your channel. I have an anxiety disorder, and your videos help me to chill out when I’m feeling anxious. thank you for giving me some Zen. 😊

Awesome video. The way you speak and describe what you're trying is so entertaining. Thanks for everything you do

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Great video! Time to binge watch your amazing plants series!

This was interesting to learn about! I have some tea blends from David's tea that contain mate and I did a little research but this was such a comprehensive video thank you

I think you'd find it interesting that Yerba Mate Con Cannabis is sold in Uruguay's supermarkets. Its just hemp so its only CBD

@danielschmidt2683

3 жыл бұрын

Uruguay represent lolll

I'm still watching Weird Fruit Guy. Love the content 👍

Love my morning mate

Interesting way to try it for the first time. I love the stuff. Gives me a very noticeable sense of rejuvenation.

I was just in the store buying tea and saw Yerba Mate. This video definitely helped me with wanting to try it. Right in time!

Been drinking youpon for about a year. Love it and it grows in my yard. Sometimes I make it strong black drink .Excellent!

Love how you paused the moonlight sonata when talking to your cat 😂😂😂

I just got a yerba mate kit from the wife for Christmas, the yerba just arrived today, and tomorrow morning will be my first time!!!

6:42 when he says "tastes a little bit like a cigarette smells" im quite sure he means an unlit cigarette, not a burning one. They have a pleasant sweet scent, especially when pulled from a freshly opened pack.

I like your new ending speech and music. I am inspired to try Yerba mate'. Thanks!

This was very interesting. I'm from south of Brazil, so I basically drink mate every morning until lunch. I drink it traditionally, in a gourd ("cuia") and in my case with a bamboo straw ("bomba") cause the metal ones can get very hot (and look too fancy for my taste). I drink it pretty much for the bitter, leafy taste, and because sometimes it's very cold in the morning so it's nice to have a hot beverage around, but I can't deny the energy boost it gives, specially when starting the day. Here in south of Brazil it is tradition to sit around with your family, friends or co-workers with a single cuia and a bottle of hot water and pass it around to each person to have a full cuia (around 200ml) before passing to the next person, while casually talking about daily events. In general it's a moment to chill and have a break from whatever people are doing. Of course now during the pandemic this custom is very disrupted, since passing the "bomba" (straw) mouth to mouth it's not a very good idea. I wish you could see the way we prepare mate here with the gourd and everything because it's a way to drink an infusion which is very characteristic from this part of America - and very different from a regular tea for sure. Oh, and of course, keep in mind this beverage it's a legacy from the indigenous people from this region, absorbed by the culture of the nations which invaded this land, so all my respect to those people everytime I drink it.

In Europe (its originally German) they have a mate based soda/energy drink that is called club-mate. Its similar to red bull but with alot less sugar and a better taste. Its super good and a much healthier choice than other energy drinks.

That Yerba is from the country where I live: Argentina. We call the preparation you did in the video "Mate cocido" (something like "boiled mate") Which is very different from the Mate we zip from those gourds. It's like one of the most prominent traditions here In South America, specifically Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and some of Brazil. Great video man, it's very interesting watching this from a northern perspective

I love the ilex genus of plants. The holly genus. I have foraged Ilex Vomitoria (Yaupon) and have tried everything in my power to get ahold of Ilex Guayusa cuttings. Ilex guayusa is my favorite plant. It has all the benefits of containing the Xanthines we love as seen in Ilex Paraguariensis or Yerba Mate but with the added benefit of containing the amino acid derived l-theanine. I love it because it makes no sense to be one of only two plant species in the world to contain l-theanine, but it just has it. Unrelated to green tea completely, and none of its family has any theanine that we know of, yet this single plant does. I love Yaupon because it's North America's indigenous caffeinated plant, they grow back home, I take cuttings and seeds every time I go there. I like the hollies more than tea because you can abuse them a little bit with temperature and boiling times without them becoming tannic and astringent like with tea plant tea.

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Its really interesting to learn so many are edible. There is a chinese tea shop in NYC that has "holly tea" on their menu.. now I want to find out what kind of ilex it is.

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer That could be _Ilex kaushue._ Kuding cha.

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

Also called 扣树 - kou shu. "The leaves have been used as a daily beverage and herbal medicine in TCM for nearly two thousand years. Triterpenoids, polyphenols, cyanoglucosides and essential oils are the major metabolites of I. kaushue. Traditionally, the plant has beneficial physiological effects, including thirst quenching, elimination of phlegm for resuscitation and removal of mucus from the lung. Recent studies have additionally revealed anticancer, antidiabetes, antiobesity and antioxidant bioactivities. " www.nature.com/articles/srep34243 I saw somewhere it is good for 'flu, too.

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

Bensky's Materia Medica does not include that one but has the root of _Ilex pubescens_ used in South China, just as medicine. 毛冬青 mao dong qing, meaning "hairy winter green".

@pattheplanter

3 жыл бұрын

Tests showed no methylxanthines of any kind in kuding cha (theophylline, theobromine nor caffeine). Nor in the other three species used in China: _Ilex cornuta, I. latifolia, I. pubescens._ Kuding cha does contain caffeoylquinic acids, including chlorogenic acid, generally believed to be very beneficial in humans. It is in the same section as common European holly, _Ilex aquifolium._ The American species _I. guayusa, I. paraguariensis_ and _I. vomitoria_ are all in the section Repandae and are the only ones that seem to have caffeine in this study with _I. guayusa_ having the highest levels. Though there are at least 475 species of Ilex, so others are likely to have it.

"Tastes like a cigarette smells" Nailed it. Don't have it very often, but I enjoy it when I do.

I obliterate 2kg of that thing every month, right now it has me hooked up as hell. The flavor profile can vary a lot between brands, some people even gets picky with them, so if you have any oportunity, I recommend you try different types. You can also pour cold juice on it to make another drink called "tereré".

Really glad I stumbled on your channel. Fun and funny. Great content sir.

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

thanks! welcome

Tea leaves have more caffeine than coffee beans, I extract caffeine from tea at my university. Hence if yerba mate has more caffeine that tea leaves, it also has more caffeine than coffee beans.

I heard about Yerba Mate from KJ Ozborn, I was happy to see this channel covering it too! I'm about to try it for the first time now!

In Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay they don't roast them. The best is green out of the bag. They have a very fresh scent. When made in a gourd and sipped with a bombillo with a little sugar it's thick, syrupy and fantastic, but may take time to develop a taste for it. I've had it fresh from Paraguay and also from a good importer, but most of the green mate is terrible. Roasted Mate has a total different flavor. I recall having a pot of Morning Thunder in early 1976 and going off to classes, a friend at the local bakery/cafe asked if I had tried Morning Thunder. I replied "Tried it? I'm on it!" Another Brazilian herb with caffeine if Guarana. I've had it in the form of a powder we picked up off in a Brazilian market in Mid town off 7th Ave 47 - 53rd St.

I’ve always wanted to try matè and finally sucked it up and ordered a gourd, bombilla, and some Argentine matè (rosamonte) and am watching this while sipping my second infusion. Love that you just went in to roasting your own leaves to start.

Jajajajajaj la bolsa de river me mató 😄

4:22 That just sounds like an excellent Saturday night to me.

Whoa the traditional gourds are cool

Great to get a jolt when you pull an all-nighter

i found this scrolling through serenity herbal and now i order it every month we all love this tnx for thr video

Yaupon is another caffeine-bearing holly. Grows in much of the southeast USA. The Seminole brought plants or maybe seed from points north and established a big grove in southern Florida. Tea from them was used in religious ceremonies. Europeans used yaupon as a tea substitute. I used to chew a few tiny fresh leaves for a caffeine hit. A few merchants sell yaupon leaves in or out of teabags...

yerba mate is quite amazing! traditional here in Argentina lol, brewing it like a tea is quite common for breakfast, but we also drink it in a "mate" with less hot water, it's quite nice to enjoy with friends while studying, that thing is rocket fuel for people who don't drink it lol

I love Yerba mate I have been drinking this for years 💜

I just love this channel, the moonlight sonata third movement in the background was nice.

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Moonlight sonata is such a great song, amazing choice my friend.

i think every cat owner has had that exact same convo with their cat at some point (including the head kiss)

You should do an episode exploring different varieties of tea. I think a fun one for you to do would be pu’erh tea, which is a type of tea from southern China that undergoes microbial fermentation in the leaves (does not produce alcohol). This type of tea can be aged like fine wine, and there is a whole community based around it. You could also explore: Wuyi rock tea (China), Fenghuang Dan Cong (Phoenix Dan cong tea, China), the green teas of coastal China, Taiwan high mountain oolongs (rolled oolongs), the various varieties of roasted teas throughout China and Taiwan, Japanese sencha/gyokuro/matcha, and so much more

Drinking mate cocido while watching this. Indeed it is usually consumed just for pleasure. I'm new to your channel; I'm actually surprised you haven't reviewed yerba before.

I grow Yerba Mate here in zone 9a. I have 2 trees about 5 ft tall and what's amazing is that we had two 15F winter events in three years with no effect on my Yerba Mate trees (one in-ground and one in a pot with no protection). Yerba Mate is an evergreen so you can enjoy Yerba Mate tea all year long. My Yerba Mate trees/bushes are a great beginner plant because they are drought tolerant and I have had no issues with bugs or dieseases (I'm in zone 9a bug and diseases heaven)

I drank a lot of yerba maté while in Colorado. my friend was a fanatic for it. Whatever kind he had was super green. Like green green.

Greetings from Uruguay. The land of Termo y Mate!

The reason it didn't taste like coffee is because you should have let it boil in the water until it is dark green, not trasparent at all, also, drinking it from an actual mate (with the straw) tastes very different to what you tried to do, which is "mate cocido" so it's a whole other experience. Great video, even though here in Uruguay you wouldn't be invited to hang out if you brought that.

I laughed at the start: "STIMULANTS!" That is a way to start the video XD

In Germany you can buy Mate tea everywhere. Its sold as a refreshing carbonated soft drink that is usually only half as sweet as for example coke, most famous is Club Mate.

@samuelmahoney6878

3 жыл бұрын

We have it in that form in the states as well. Most stores carry it. It is a very far thing from proper mate tea. I’ve been drinking it for about 20 years in the states. I just ordered a bag on a whim and liked it.

In any latin food store you'll find a calabaza, which is the tradionnal recipient Argentinians use to drink it. If you like the flavor you should definitely look into getting one. The calabaza itself comes with a special straw which allows you to just drink it all day while filtering the loose leaves. It's a much slower and smoother brewing method and it's as authentic as it gets.

Your landlord: "Is he cooking another god damn durian again?... Oh thank god it's just marijuana."

I've been drinking Yerba Mate for years as a depression treatment. Works wonders!

You have an amazing pallette

mate is amazing, good bombilla and good mate

You should try with a proper preparation of the Yerba mate

I love yerba mate.

In Argentina yerba mate is the most common breakfast at-home drink.

Used to drink lots of mate when I could find it for sale near me. Felt like it gave me the energy of coffee without the jitters. One of the compounds in mate is a smooth muscle relaxer.

Sick shirt!

bROO im drinking my mate right now. Can´t go a day or two without it. Greetings from Argentina :))

LMAO you bought River Plate branded Yerba? That must be the most Argentinian thing that i've seen in a while^^

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what that is.. but it was a dollar cheaper. 😅

@gr3g0r5

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer it' one of the two soccer teams in Buenos Aires. The fans tend to be very enthusiastic^^

@WeirdExplorer

3 жыл бұрын

Ah ha! enthusiastic and energized with their own brand of mate. 😄

@daviddeane2923

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer Yes but now the Boca Juniors fans hate you! 😬

Yeeaa, we love yerba mate in Paraguay, i really need to drink tereré (yerba mate with ice cold water) every morning and through the day!

Speaking of "that's not coffee".... Noni coffe when?

@sdfkjgh

3 жыл бұрын

@QuiznosBear: You utterly evil bastard! I like you.

@GolosinasArgentinas

3 жыл бұрын

Noni coffee with noni milk, yum!

You’d make a great sommelier with that palate!

I drink the original Guayaki brand -- boosts energy and clears the mind.

I recommend drinking it with ice, cold and with a little bit of lime juice, a national classic in my country

I love toasted mate. It tastes caramelly and kind of fruity, way less green than the regular stuff.

thanks. You have to try it like we do at Argentina, con la bombilla y el mate...

thanks for the flower video on Oct 30, 2020

I've just started trying yerba, brewed cold in a cup filled most of the way with the leaves and drinking through a slotted straw from the bottom of the cup. Based on your description I think the different manners of preparation produce extremely different beverages. On the advice of a friend who spent some time in S. American I spit out the first two or three fills of water - the flavor of the first couple of fills is VERY plant-y. A bit like wet straw or dried alfalfa. Not super good. But after that it mellows out a lot. I also think that just a little sweetener improves the flavor a lot. I also find that prepared this way the caffeine content is very high for the first several fills - judging by how I feel when I drink it. I have to take it easy because it's so potent. Anyway, it may be worth trying this style of preparation. It can be quite nice.

love the cat.

In Brazil we use to drink two types Mate, Chimarrão (hot) e Tereré (cold). Both are amazing!

Honestly, you were getting a thumbs up for the kiss planted on the cat's forehead. The yerba mate was just icing on the cake. Also, will you do a video on Yerba Mate's North American cousin, Yaupon Holly, the BLACK DRINK?

I love Yerba mate, though I’ve never had the pleasure of going to South America. I got some as a teen because it was different and have been drinking it ever since. I do have a gourd and straw, but generally just brew and strain into my cup. Generally more is used for that amount of water and it can be re-brewed a couple times. If I am not going to re-brew, I generally go for a tablespoon for 8oz of water and brew for 5-6 minutes. If I’m re-brewing I’ll use 2 tbs and brew for 2-3 minutes.

the straw is a bombilla, the cup is a guampa a lot were also made from horns! IMO Paraguayan yerba is the best. Kurupi w/ mint and boldo is the best mainstream brand of yerba mate, I would drink it cold (terere) with my neighbors in Paraguay! The best social activity!

Cuban soda called "materva" has a good kick. Quite tasty

Thumbs up for the cat.

I have a yaupon holly in my yard. In the spring I picked new leaves and prepared them by instructions for black tea, which involves tossing them in a hot pan, rolling them in a towel to get all bruised up, and then letting them ferment to turn brown. It takes long. I brewed up a cup and made me so wired I haven’t drunk it again. Taste is like green tea or like fresh cut grass smells, plus bitterness and astringent from tannins. It reminds me a bit of green beans. I don’t think you’d like it.