yerba mate

Dogo · Comandante

RE: yerba mate

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Dogo wrote:

Try a little less yerba
It's trail and error, so it might take you a few times to get it just right (the first ones are always real bitter though, no matter how well you get it)
Also... if you've made Mate... and plan to have some a little later (few hours)... Don't empty the mate, leave it, and when you have some again, just replace SOME ('bout half or a little less than half) of the yerba, NOT all of it
It should be a lot better that time around

Gracias, Doguito. I hearts yo' ass. aww

Dogo · Comandante

Try a little less yerba
It's trail and error, so it might take you a few times to get it just right (the first ones are always real bitter though, no matter how well you get it)
Also... if you've made Mate... and plan to have some a little later (few hours)... Don't empty the mate, leave it, and when you have some again, just replace SOME ('bout half or a little less than half) of the yerba, NOT all of it
It should be a lot better that time around

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

@ Phanta, hehehe, no kidding! Now I understand why some families had an actual cebador back in the day. Too much hassle but... ooooooooooh, no hay quinto malo, people!

This one is awesome!

Phantasma · TOP Guru

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Que joden ustedes. Ya aburren con la misma babosada! Compartan mejor!

Please, have some of my mate ... I mean please, I'm begging you, take it!

Dogo, fourth one is just as bad! What the hell am I doing wrong? All I ever wanted was to drink a delicious drink in a fashionable way. I think I'll just buy an icecap and throw it in the mate. Screw traditional!

OMG so much effort for such little results... I know this other "yerba" u can get and all u gotta do is light it on fire and done! instant gratification!

Guadalupana · Foro Master

GL--is the taste bitter?

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Que joden ustedes. Ya aburren con la misma babosada! Compartan mejor!

Please, have some of my mate smile ... I mean please, I'm begging you, take it!

Dogo, fourth one is just as bad! What the hell am I doing wrong? All I ever wanted was to drink a delicious drink in a fashionable way. I think I'll just buy an icecap and throw it in the mate. Screw traditional!

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Que joden ustedes. Ya aburren con la misma babosada! Compartan mejor!

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Y dale con la yerba! But...

Doguito, just when I thought I was an expert cebador, it turns out I'm not. I spit out the first one as you said to do but the second and third ones were also hard to swallow so I had to spit those out as well. I kinda like the taste in my mouth once the strength of it is gone but seriously... too much trouble for "tea". Hehehe

On the plus side, I am able to get 3 sips out of each new mate so that's pretty good aaaaaaaaaand it's no longer seeping (AS MUCH). I had washed the mated and then SOMEONE placed it on the counter precisely where there happened to be a little puddle of oil. Naturally I was all

at first but then I realized that the oil could actually block the pores - thank God for acne

So I put more grease on the mate and that really helped with the seeping. Yay!

McOSIRIS · Comandante

all I know is that they drink it at the beach in Punta del Este (Uruguay)

so, here's a picture of Punta del Este... hmm

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

*Failed attempt to post an interesting historical fact*

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Phantasma wrote:

Dogo wrote:

Well... if you haven't grown up with it, or it's not part of your tradition/culture, yes, it's just tea. And I don't think it's easy to explain it, if you haven't been exposed to it. But it would be like saying that salsa (or tango in my case) is "just" music, or smoking from a hooka is "just" smoking, or mariachis are "just" musicians, or having coffee with friends in a parisian corner cafe, is "just" having coffee, etc...
I don't expect to understand it, but I'm sure, none of the above, is "just" this or that, and am sure they have a pretty passionate significance for their respective cultures

yeah guy!!!
thats like saying pupusas are just tortillas stuffed with beans and chicharron or cheese!

MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....................

Phantasma · TOP Guru

Dogo wrote:

Well... if you haven't grown up with it, or it's not part of your tradition/culture, yes, it's just tea. And I don't think it's easy to explain it, if you haven't been exposed to it. But it would be like saying that salsa (or tango in my case) is "just" music, or smoking from a hooka is "just" smoking, or mariachis are "just" musicians, or having coffee with friends in a parisian corner cafe, is "just" having coffee, etc...
I don't expect to understand it, but I'm sure, none of the above, is "just" this or that, and am sure they have a pretty passionate significance for their respective cultures

yeah guy!!!

thats like saying pupusas are just tortillas stuffed with beans and chicharron or cheese!

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Dogo wrote:

Ummmm...... can you repeat the question?

Dogo · Comandante

Ummmm...... can you repeat the question?

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Dogo wrote:

Telling QUE?!
Not every discussion is an argument, like SOME people!!

You want a piece of me???

Dogo · Comandante

Telling QUE?!
Not every discussion is an argument, like SOME people!!

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

I'm telling.

Dogo · Comandante

Marky Mark · Foro Master

Dogo wrote:

Well... if you haven't grown up with it, or it's not part of your tradition/culture, yes, it's just tea. And I don't think it's easy to explain it, if you haven't been exposed to it. But it would be like saying that salsa (or tango in my case) is "just" music, or smoking from a hooka is "just" smoking, or mariachis are "just" musicians, or having coffee with friends in a parisian corner cafe, is "just" having coffee, etc...
I don't expect to understand it, but I'm sure, none of the above, is "just" this or that, and am sure they have a pretty passionate significance for their respective cultures

Oooh snap!!! Someone got owned!!!! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

blankstare

Dogo · Comandante

Well... if you haven't grown up with it, or it's not part of your tradition/culture, yes, it's just tea. And I don't think it's easy to explain it, if you haven't been exposed to it. But it would be like saying that salsa (or tango in my case) is "just" music, or smoking from a hooka is "just" smoking, or mariachis are "just" musicians, or having coffee with friends in a parisian corner cafe, is "just" having coffee, etc...
I don't expect to understand it, but I'm sure, none of the above, is "just" this or that, and am sure they have a pretty passionate significance for their respective cultures

GENIE · Foro Master

LaDyBuG wrote:

Social role....OK

20 people drinking from the same straw con back wash y todo.... (not for me)

Green Tea is another great option......for all that anti-oxidant stuff...etc

@ Genie....is it better than my tea with diamonds? lol jks

nothing beats the Diamonds!!!!! oh i should go see u and ur mom just for the diamonds!!! lmao lmao oh god the most luxurious tea ever!!!

Yeah mate is like green tea!!! and its just tea!!!!

Baina · Guru

Phantasma wrote:

I love "spin the bottle" parties!! ....
u guys never invite me to anything ....
racists!!!

That's 'cause I don't wanna be called Phanta all night!

weirdface

Phantasma · TOP Guru

Baina wrote:

LaDyBuG wrote:

Why drink MATE....why not kiss every person at the gathering? lol

RBTL

I feel another foro gathering coming!!!!!

I love "spin the bottle" parties!! ....

u guys never invite me to anything ....

racists!!!

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Baina wrote:

LaDyBuG wrote:

Why drink MATE....why not kiss every person at the gathering? lol

RBTL

I feel another foro gathering coming!!!!!

Wait till KE TE comes back.....she throws great MATE parties....

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Guadalupana wrote:

LaDyBuG wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Yeah, ok. I think i'll stick to my glass of wine.

LB--diamons in the tea?!! ii've heard of it

LOL....I will make you some one day......

Ahh yes, glamour in my gut . Oh! will it make my pee sparkly?

hahaha......100% TOILETTE BLING!!

Baina · Guru

LaDyBuG wrote:

Why drink MATE....why not kiss every person at the gathering? lol

RBTL

I feel another foro gathering coming!!!!!

biggrin

Guadalupana · Foro Master

LaDyBuG wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Yeah, ok. I think i'll stick to my glass of wine.

LB--diamons in the tea?!! ii've heard of it

LOL....I will make you some one day......

Ahh yes, glamour in my gut . Oh! will it make my pee sparkly?

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Guadalupana wrote:

Yeah, ok. I think i'll stick to my glass of wine.

LB--diamons in the tea?!! ii've heard of it

LOL....I will make you some one day...... biggrin

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Dogo wrote:

Social role....OK

20 people drinking from the same straw con back wash y todo.... (not for me)

Green Tea is another great option......for all that anti-oxidant stuff...etc

It's usually a very small group, and It's no different than sharing a Hooka (?) or a pipe, con spit y todo (lol) in other cultures
And boiling water, mata todo, lol
But also, you don't HAVE to drink it from a straw. You can steep it as well

-- Edited by Dogo at 08:19, 2007-05-31

I wouldn't do it again...because small group y todo I got sick for 2 weeks....throat infection...from that....someone left their KOODIES on the Bombisha......lol

If it's within family I totally understand.....intimate 3 - 4 people max....
pero a group gathering....no se....it was fun for me while it lasted.....pero I wouldn't do it again.....

Why drink MATE....why not kiss every person at the gathering? lol

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Yeah, ok. I think i'll stick to my glass of wine.

LB--diamons in the tea?!! ii've heard of it

Dogo · Comandante

LaDyBuG wrote:

Dogo wrote:

WHAT?!!!
Its not JUST a TEA!
First, it has a great social role. The mate is shared among friends or family, and it brings a certain sense of togetherness . Definitely a social event. You can read more here
ALSO has many benefits. High in nutrients and antioxidants and a bunch of other stuff. You think it's coincidence that I look younger than my age? hA! and that I have such a sharp mind?

According to Dr. Mowrey, Director of Mountainwest Institute of Herbal Sciences, one group of investigators from the Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific Society concluded that Yerba Mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life" .... remarking that it is "rare to find a plant with so much of this significant and vital nutrient.... it is indeed difficult to find a plant in any area or the world equal to Mate in nutritional value" more here...

So no, it's NOT "JUST" a TEA

-- Edited by Dogo at 20:03, 2007-05-30

Social role....OK

20 people drinking from the same straw con back wash y todo.... (not for me)

Green Tea is another great option......for all that anti-oxidant stuff...etc

It's usually a very small group, and It's no different than sharing a Hooka (?) or a pipe, con spit y todo (lol) in other cultures
And boiling water, mata todo, lol
But also, you don't HAVE to drink it from a straw. You can steep it as well

-- Edited by Dogo at 08:19, 2007-05-31

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Dogo wrote:

WHAT?!!!
Its not JUST a TEA!
First, it has a great social role. The mate is shared among friends or family, and it brings a certain sense of togetherness . Definitely a social event. You can read more here
ALSO has many benefits. High in nutrients and antioxidants and a bunch of other stuff. You think it's coincidence that I look younger than my age? hA! and that I have such a sharp mind?

According to Dr. Mowrey, Director of Mountainwest Institute of Herbal Sciences, one group of investigators from the Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific Society concluded that Yerba Mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life" .... remarking that it is "rare to find a plant with so much of this significant and vital nutrient.... it is indeed difficult to find a plant in any area or the world equal to Mate in nutritional value" more here...

So no, it's NOT "JUST" a TEA

-- Edited by Dogo at 20:03, 2007-05-30

Social role....OK

20 people drinking from the same straw con back wash y todo.... bleh

(not for me)

Green Tea is another great option......for all that anti-oxidant stuff...etc

@ Genie....is it better than my tea with diamonds? lol jks

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Dogo wrote:

Yeah, just throw it out.
I'll get you another one

Oh!!! Could you get me a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, REALLY nice one? Please, pretty please, please pretty please?! I've always dreamed of owning a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, REALLY nice one.

Something kinda like this:

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, isn't it pretty?! smile

Dogo · Comandante

Yeah, just throw it out.
I'll get you another one

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Dogo wrote:

WHAT?!!!
Its not JUST a TEA!
First, it has a great social role. The mate is shared among friends or family, and it brings a certain sense of togetherness . Definitely a social event. You can read more here
ALSO has many benefits. High in nutrients and antioxidants and a bunch of other stuff. You think it's coincidence that I look younger than my age? hA! and that I have such a sharp mind?

According to Dr. Mowrey, Director of Mountainwest Institute of Herbal Sciences, one group of investigators from the Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific Society concluded that Yerba Mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life" .... remarking that it is "rare to find a plant with so much of this significant and vital nutrient.... it is indeed difficult to find a plant in any area or the world equal to Mate in nutritional value" more here...

So no, it's NOT "JUST" a TEA

-- Edited by Dogo at 20:03, 2007-05-30

Exactly, it's not just tea... it's palitos y hojitas. blankstare

I actually read the entire wikipedia article on yerba mate. Interesting. Anyway... it's still seeping, dude!

Dogo · Comandante

WHAT?!!!
Its not JUST a TEA! furious

First, it has a great social role. The mate is shared among friends or family, and it brings a certain sense of togetherness . Definitely a social event. You can read more here
ALSO has many benefits. High in nutrients and antioxidants and a bunch of other stuff. You think it's coincidence that I look younger than my age? hA! and that I have such a sharp mind? blankstare

According to Dr. Mowrey, Director of Mountainwest Institute of Herbal Sciences, one group of investigators from the Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific Society concluded that Yerba Mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life" .... remarking that it is "rare to find a plant with so much of this significant and vital nutrient.... it is indeed difficult to find a plant in any area or the world equal to Mate in nutritional value" more here...

So no, it's NOT "JUST" a TEA furious

-- Edited by Dogo at 20:03, 2007-05-30

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

no seria casi igual fumarse una pipa? that looks even cooler!

Hmmm *thinking* Not for me, no. It's all about desire. I have never seen a man or a women smoking a pipe and thought: I want to do that. I did see a woman once at the beach in Mexico making some yerba mate and I thought: I want to do that, I want to try it. I remember thinking for a long time whether I should just ask her if she'd let me have a sip of it, I never did but the image of her drinking from her mate is still vividly engraved in my memory.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

no seria casi igual fumarse una pipa? that looks even cooler!

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Dogo wrote:
Eeeeeeeeer, yeah! Is there another kind of "filtrándose"? It's leaking, yes, it's leaking!! Ok, so I followed the advise of some website. Decía:
"Coloque un tercio de yerba mate y agregue agua hirviendo hasta el tope - deje media hora. Notará que se ha reducido, vuelva a llenar con agua y déjelo un día. Luego raspe el interior con una cuchara y lávelo con agua caliente y voilà! Está listo para usar! "
Sólo que... no está listo para usarse. They lied to me!!

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 21:59, 2007-05-29

I thought you could've meant "filtrandose" INTO el mate. as in it's sucking IN all the water
Yeah, that's not good
Eso te pasa por andar comprando mates baratos!!
Don't worry, I'll get you a good one

Actually... try once more, same procedure, but with more yerba... like 3/4 of el mate. Add just a little water for about 15 min till it swells.. and if it's not full to the top add a bit more water, and leave it overnight. And skip the cuchara raspando thingy
If it still leaks THROUGH el mate, chuck it
Or if you're desperate.. just do it in a smaaall cup

-- Edited by Dogo at 22:39, 2007-05-29

*Gasp* For shame! First broken then cheap! QEF?! furious I mean, yeah, no... no soy limosnera con garrote. aww Alright, so I did the overnight thingy again - we'll see.

@ Yesi and Guada: Trust me, it's not the "tea" for me. I don't even like tea that much. I've tried yerba mate and it's really no big deal. Yo quiero beber yerba mate por la experiencia en sí; cebar la yerba mate en la calabacita (fine, fine, Dogo - en el "mate") y luego sorberlo poco a poco con la bombisha. Ah! aww That's awesome! You know how many years I've been waiting for this opportunity? Yeah, like 18! It takes so little to make me happy smile - so little to piss me off. hmm

GENIE · Foro Master

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Doguito, después de un día de curación, el agua continúa filtrándose por el mate. Es normal?

ETA: Thx for the response, Genie. Should I trust the Salvadorean girl with the advise on mate?

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 20:28, 2007-05-29

I PROBABLY DRINK IT MORE THEN DOGO!!! and mi tio is hard core argentino so yeah im sure i know what im talking about!

Yesi · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Too much effort for a cup of tea.

I know

And its just fawking tea..... Not for pain, not lose weight, Its just tea.... forget it to much work.....

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Too much effort for a cup of tea.

Dogo · Comandante

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Dogo wrote:

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Doguito, después de un día de curación, el agua continúa filtrándose por el mate. Es normal?

ETA: Thx for the response, Genie. Should I trust the Salvadorean girl with the advise on mate?

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 20:28, 2007-05-29

FILTRANDOSE?!! as in it filters THROUGH the mate? leaking?!
Do you have YERBA in el mate.. or just water?
How are you doing it?

Eeeeeeeeer, yeah! Is there another kind of "filtrándose"? It's leaking, yes, it's leaking!! Ok, so I followed the advise of some website. Decía:
"Coloque un tercio de yerba mate y agregue agua hirviendo hasta el tope - deje media hora. Notará que se ha reducido, vuelva a llenar con agua y déjelo un día. Luego raspe el interior con una cuchara y lávelo con agua caliente y voilà! Está listo para usar! "
Sólo que... no está listo para usarse. They lied to me!!

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 21:59, 2007-05-29

I thought you could've meant "filtrandose" INTO el mate. as in it's sucking IN all the water
Yeah, that's not good
Eso te pasa por andar comprando mates baratos!!
Don't worry, I'll get you a good one blankstare

Actually... try once more, same procedure, but with more yerba... like 3/4 of el mate. Add just a little water for about 15 min till it swells.. and if it's not full to the top add a bit more water, and leave it overnight. And skip the cuchara raspando thingy
If it still leaks THROUGH el mate, chuck it
Or if you're desperate.. just do it in a smaaall cup

-- Edited by Dogo at 22:39, 2007-05-29

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Dogo wrote:

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Doguito, después de un día de curación, el agua continúa filtrándose por el mate. Es normal?

ETA: Thx for the response, Genie. Should I trust the Salvadorean girl with the advise on mate?

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 20:28, 2007-05-29

FILTRANDOSE?!! as in it filters THROUGH the mate? leaking?!
Do you have YERBA in el mate.. or just water?
How are you doing it?

Eeeeeeeeer, yeah! blankstare

Is there another kind of "filtrándose"? It's leaking, yes, it's leaking!!

Ok, so I followed the advise of some website. Decía:

"Coloque un tercio de yerba mate y agregue agua hirviendo hasta el tope - deje media hora. Notará que se ha reducido, vuelva a llenar con agua y déjelo un día. Luego raspe el interior con una cuchara y lávelo con agua caliente y voilà! Está listo para usar! "

Sólo que... no está listo para usarse. They lied to me!!

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 21:59, 2007-05-29

Dogo · Comandante

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Doguito, después de un día de curación, el agua continúa filtrándose por el mate. Es normal?

ETA: Thx for the response, Genie. Should I trust the Salvadorean girl with the advise on mate?

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 20:28, 2007-05-29

FILTRANDOSE?!! as in it filters THROUGH the mate? leaking?!
Do you have YERBA in el mate.. or just water?
How are you doing it?

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Doguito, después de un día de curación, el agua continúa filtrándose por el mate. Es normal?

ETA: Thx for the response, Genie.

Should I trust the Salvadorean girl with the advise on mate? hmm

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 20:28, 2007-05-29

mariula · Nuevo

gracias a todos. lo que se cura es el mate, como curas una olla o recipiente de madera u otro material poroso el cual lo tenes que sellar. si usas un mate de ceramica o metal no hay necesidad de curar nada!
vivo en el dwtown, pero vale la pena el viaje ya que el mate me esta cantando un tango porque no lo uso.
.

GENIE · Foro Master

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Doguito,

Según yo empecé a curar el mate ayer. Sí lo tenía que curar, verdad? Bueno, pero te quería preguntar... cómo lo cebo? Es decir, cuánta yerba le pongo? Le agrego azúcar? Qué?! Ayúdame!

ok im not sure what ur doing with curar lo but i buy the one in the bag i put it in till a little more then half way and then fill it with hot water! i put a little bit of sugar only cuz i hate it too amargo for me!! its personal choice the sugar

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Hello, Dogo!? I kinda would like to drink some mate today. *impatient* Bah, I'll just look it up, thanks though.