Mate (drink)

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Mate ( MAH-tay; Spanish: mate [ˈmate], Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmatʃi]) is a caffeine-rich infused herbal drink made with yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), a plant which originates in the Southern Cone of South America. It is especially popular in South America and the Levant. It is also known as chimarrão in Portuguese, cimarrón in Spanish, and ka'ay in Guarani. It is made by soaking dried yerba mate leaves in hot water and is traditionally served with a metal straw (bombilla) in a container typically made from a calabash gourd (also called the mate), from water-resistant hardwoods such as Handroanthus impetiginosus or Palo Santo, and also made from a cattle horn (guampa) in some areas. A very similar preparation, known as mate cocido, removes some of the plant material and sometimes comes in tea bags. Today, mate is also sold commercially in tea bags and as bottled iced tea. Mate has been originally consumed by the Guaraní and Tupi peoples native to Paraguay, north-east of Argentina and...

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