Do like the Pope: hit the Yerba (mate)
It's no secret. Both have been seen in public more than once equipped with thermos and bulb . And they aren't the only ones either: other celebrities like Hillary Clinton, Meg Ryan or Viggo Mortensen -that he must have had a wonderful time filming CaptainFantastic , doing it to your heart's content they also give to the yerba . With strenuous schedules and frenetic rhythms like the ones all of them must have, it is not surprising that they have become fond of mate, especially considering its energizing effect and its infinite nutritional properties -a non-stop supply of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, carotene and amino acids…-; nor is it strange that with these ambassadors and this plethora of benefits, everything points to yerba mate soon becoming the penultimate fashionable concoction. bets?
Hallucinates with its antioxidant and energizing effects
So that for once you can be the first to say it, this is what you should know, you should do (and not do) so that if one day life leads you to share a light bulb with the holy pontiff or the queen of pop, no you stay like a panoli:
1. What the hell is yerba mate? It is a herb that grows in the upper basin of the rivers Parana and Uruguay in the extreme northwest of Argentina, to the south of Brazil and the east of Paraguay.
two. How and where is it taken? Barley is usually eaten, but it can also be drunk in teas or used in cocktails, dishes, and even cosmetics. Its area of consumption is mainly South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile.
3. What are all those knickknacks you drink with called? The light bulb it is the metal tube through which it is sipped; the kettle the container where the water is heated and the mate the container where it is taken. The thermos we don't need to explain it to you.
Four. What does it mean to drink mate? The round of mate is a social act, a ritual, in which certain rules must be followed.
5. Do all mates taste the same? In addition to the raw material (the mix ) , in the mate influence the parking time, the intensity and the duration. And, of course, the know-how of primer (who prepares the mate) .
Do you know what all these junk are called?
6. What is "the sonso's mate"? The first mate that is fed is known as "el mate del sonso" (the fool) because is the bitterest and so it is discarded or taken by the primer, usually the hostess of the house.
7. Be careful with the light bulbs. Sharing a light bulb is a sign of intimacy; although if it is done with guests, it is often cleaned with a splash of boiling water every time someone drinks. It is important that you remember several things related to the bombilla: when priming and delivering the mate, the bulb must always remain oriented towards the drinker's face. The bulb does NOT move (if it does, it could be interpreted that you do not trust the primer's know-how).
8. Like the shots. In the mate drink everything that is served and in a maximum of two times. To show that it's over, make a final noise (but not too much, rude) and always return it to the primer.
9. It is well born to be grateful. But not with mate. thank you is never said Unless you don't want more.
10. Sleep the mate. neither here sleep is synonymous with a good diner. Well, it is said that way when someone keeps the mate for too long before passing it on to the next person. The last mate that is fed to someone before leaving, it's called stirrup (because of getting on the horse).
eleven. Throughout the round it must be taken with the hand with which the first mate of the round was received or delivered.
12. Behind the mate hides a whole code. For example, if the cebador gives you a washed (flavorless) mate, it means that he doesn't like you very much; if it's hot or has added sugar, prepare for a possible shuffleboard. So watch out for the signs.
Where to get a 'matero kit'?
And now you will say, all that is fine, but where do I get my supplies to prepare a mate? where do i try it? Where do I learn to prepare it and what do I read to be an expert? Be careful, because in Madrid you can buy your kit to mate (the yerba mate, the cocido mate, the thermos and the bombilla) in different stores such as La Franco Argentine S.L . (Count Duke, 28, Madrid), Atuel (Ortega y Gasset, 87) or in several supermarkets (El Corte Inglés, Hipercor, Carrefour); try a mate cooked in Patagonian flavors (Glorieta Puente de Segovia, 1), have a mate cappuccino cooked at Toma Café (La Palma, 49) or even a cocktail with mate at ** Salmon Gurú ** (Echegaray, 21), where the Argentine Diego Cabrera includes it in some of his recipes.
You can also learn how to brew mate at the Pasiones Argentinas Restaurant, try a treatment with Exel biocosmetics mate and share a recipe book at the Librería A punto. And now, let's hit the weed!