I have heard a lot about the German yerba mate sodas, Club Mate, and had wanted to try them for a long time but I hadn't been able to find them in the United States. My husband came across them at Bottles in Providence, RI. They are actually quite tasty.
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A contraption is sold in Brazil so that you can legally drink tereré and drive. The contraption pours the water for you. www.tererejet.com
I didn't see any yerba mate at Stop and Shop. The price of $12.99 and $15.99 per package made me cringe.
I immediately approached this couple when I saw them drinking mate in a park in Lima. They were very friendly and I was very happy when they offered to share their mate with me (a complete stranger).
Yerba mate with marijuana for sale in Uruguay. I love the branding - one is called Abuelita (grandmother). Photograph from the Telenoche, "Yerbas con cannabis y una noche de cata previa salida al mercado."
I'm honored that my research on yerba mate is featured in an ASU Now (Arizona State University) article, "South American drink ritual a window into culture." The article even has short 2 videos where I show viewers how to prepare both mate and tereré.
Brisk Mate marketed to youth is an iced tea that maintains a vague link to mate (note the gourd and bombilla on the can). It can be purchased at Circle K in Phoenix. One of my students brought a can of it to class for me. It is sweet and with a vague but noticeable flavor of yerba mate.
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