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#Yerba mate drink full#

Then put the bombilla in the empty space in the container trying hard not to disturb the leaves.

Now time for the bombilla! Add a bit of cool water to help preserve some of the mate.

Then turn the container on its side and give it a few more shakes meaning the yerba is on a pile on one side.

This helps you to not suck up the powdery leaves later on!

Then place your hand on the top of the half-filled container and turn it upside down and give it a bit of a shake bringing the more powdery leaves to the top.

#Yerba mate drink full#

You start by filling the container until it’s just over half full with the yerba.Yerba Mate isn’t too difficult to make if you follow the instructions. Also, the reason why you often see people carrying big thermo flasks when they drink mate it is because they want to keep the water warm as the mate is always refilled several times. The bombilla also acts as a sort of sieve too. It is then drunk through a metal straw (traditionally silver) known in Argentina as a Bombilla but can sometimes have a different name depending on what country you’re in. Yerba mate leaves are dried chopped and ground into a powder. This caffeine-rich infused drink is made from dried leaves called yerba mate mixed with hot water. It is a traditional South American drink and it can also be found in Uruguay, parts of Chile and Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.

This container is what Argentinians call Mate and they don’t go a day without drinking it. They’re everywhere! What are these containers and why is everyone obsessed with them!? Sometimes they’re wooden and engraved, sometimes they’re metal, big or small. Or in the local markets whether it’s in Recoleta or San Telmo there are stalls and stalls of these containers in all different shapes and sizes, even in my Spanish School the Spanish teacher will constantly drink mate. Or the old lady sat in the local fruit and veg shop sipping on one too. A couple sat on a bench sharing one between them. In parks, people sat in groups passing it around between them. Then you notice what this strangely shaped container that people are holding and sipping out of. As you rest your head on the window and gaze out in the hustle and bustle of city life wondering what your future in Buenos Aires awaits you. You then hop in an Uber which takes you to your final destination in the buzzing city of Buenos Aires.

You’ve finally made it through customs after waiting what only feels like forever lugging your huge suitcase which is bursting at the seams. Your long flight from home has finally touched down in the buzzing city that is Buenos Aires.