World Flavors Cookbook
Mate
The national drink and social glue of Uruguay. A bitter herbal infusion made from yerba mate leaves.
Cuisine: Uruguay
Ingredients
- Yerba mate, hot water (80°C), a hollow gourd (mate), a metal straw (bombilla)
Instructions
- 1. Fill the gourd 3/4 with yerba mate. 2. Tilt the gourd to one side. 3. Add a little cold water to moisten. 4. Insert the bombilla. 5. Pour hot (never boiling) water into the empty side. 6. Sip and repeat.