viq2h ago
After #brewing #yerba for a while mostly in french press, and previously in a mug, I figured I'll try to replicate the "authentic" experience, put a lot of it in a small cup (around/under 200ml, filled about half), and as per "some video" poured some hot water to be absorbed, then pouring hot water from a thermos and drinking soon after that.
News at 11, if you make it different it comes out different 🤣
Better? No idea, but at least for now the novelty amuses me :)
#tea #YerbaMate @tea
R.L. Dane   🍵1d ago

Putting in a splash of cranberry juice (and a good number of drops of #stevia extract) in the hot water I use to brew my #YerbaMate is a total #GameChanger.

Makes the drink much more enjoyable to my unrefined palate.

R. L. Dane (Pixelfed)1d ago
Well, that's the last of my #Playadito #YerbaMate.
I've enjoyed it a lot. Very mellow, for a yerba.

I'm hoping my palate is up for the #Canarias Serena I ordered. It'll be my first time trying a non-#Argentinian brand.
R.L. Dane   🍵3d ago

It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the leaves of Yerba that thoughts acquire speed, the mate acquires stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.

#YerbaMate #Dune #NoItsNotGrass #NotAControlledSubstance

viq5d ago

My search for "#yerba on the go" led me to exitence of "Yerbomos" - a container specifically designed for this, with somewhat interesting operation (see image descriptions). But most are mostly plastic... And then someone mentioned Mate Justo https://www.matejusto.com.ar/mate-justo/ which is nice and all steel, but doesn't exist outside of Argentina, apparently 😅

#YerbaMate #tea @tea

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Show threadR.L. Dane   🍵May 16

@jorgaborg @amin @tripplehelix

Not me, I'm a total Puritan when it comes to chemicals.

I mean, I'm not puritanical to others that live differently than me, I happily sit next to people at bars and drink my soda or whatever, but from personal experience, knowing my own tendencies, my personal past, I never touch the stuff.

The closest I ever get to intoxicants/drugs is communion wine and a good strong cuppa tea or coffee (or #YerbaMate).

No, I came from a country where it was normal to eat on the floor, even for middle-class families.

Sadly, that is no longer a habit of mine.

I remember going to the Japanese Gardens in San Francisco about a decade ago and seeing a little Japanese lady sitting on her knees for several minutes and doing inventory on the very bottom shelf of the gift shop, right on the floor.

My knees hurt for her, but she didn't seem to be in any discomfort.

R.L. Dane   🍵May 12

I can't help but think that I must not be a very serious #YerbaMate drinker if my favorite part of drinking mate is when it gets very mellow towards the end.

...and I'm drinking a very mellow brand, to begin with (#Playadito). ;)

R. L. Dane (Pixelfed)May 12
What's up, #Argentina?
#YerbaMate
Show threadviqMay 11
@tea I guess there's also https://kambukka.com/en-en/collections/accessories/products/tea-catcher-new which both should let me brew #yerba in the cup, and use the cup for other drinks if I felt like it. Though I do worry a bit that the holes in the strainer may be somewhat large for the dust in some yerbas 🤔
#yerbamate
Tea Catcher

viqMay 11
Any opinions on how to have #yerba on the go (most likely while #biking)? The two ways that mostly come up are:
1) a thermal mug kind of thing where you pour only hot water in, with an attachment at the top where you put yerba, and suck the hot water in and suck out the drink through a separate straw with a filter, e.g. https://allegro.pl/oferta/yerbomos-x-cebador-all-in-one-450ml-matero-termos-do-yerba-mate-i-bombilla-16168888136 or https://allegro.pl/oferta/oranzada-matermo-yerbomos-black-z-logo-580-ml-17470343757
2) thermos in which you brew it, and just pour ready drink, e.g. https://allegro.pl/oferta/termos-do-yerba-mate-8-0-z-duzym-sitkiem-800ml-termometr-led-herbata-kawa-16102053972
#yerbamate @tea