Yerba Mate Culture

What Are Alfajores? Your Guide to the South American Treat
What Are Alfajores? Your Guide to the South American Treat
Alfajores are one of the tastiest cookies ever created! Here's an in-depth guide on the history of the delicious South American treat. Read more...
Best foods to eat with yerba mate medialuna
22 Foods That Go Well With Drinking Yerba Mate 
If you get the munchies while drinking yerba mate, you’re not alone. There’s something about the warm, bitter taste of yerba mate that makes you want to snack. Luckily, you’ve... Read more...
Yerba Mate Infused Cocktail Recipes
Yerba Mate Infused Cocktail Recipes
Yerba mate is a rising star cocktail ingredient. Why it works, how to use it, and seven yerba mate cocktail recipes to try, from a mate Manhattan to a gaucho... Read more...
The top argentina dishes like asado
Delicious Argentina Dishes You Won't Want to Miss
A guide to the best Argentine dishes to try on your travels, from asado and empanadas to dulce de leche, locro, milanesa, and more. Read more...
What Are Empanadas? A Complete Guide
What Are Empanadas? A Complete Guide
Empanadas are the beloved filled pastry of Latin America. Their history, the endless fillings, and a step-by-step Argentine beef empanada recipe to make at home. Read more...
The History and Culture of the Asado in Argentina
The History and Culture of the Asado in Argentina
The asado is Argentina's beloved barbecue and a social ritual at the heart of the culture. Its gaucho origins, the cuts, the methods, and how to make chimichurri. Read more...
The History of Yerba Mate in Poland
The History of Yerba Mate in Poland
Poland is the heart of yerba mate in Europe. How a South American drink crossed the ocean with Polish migrants and became a modern phenomenon. Read more...
Map of Syria and Lebanon yerba mate
The History and Traditions of Yerba Mate in Lebanon and Syria
Syria and Lebanon are among the biggest importers of yerba mate in the world. How waves of migration carried mate to the Middle East, and how the Druze made it... Read more...
What is a Gaucho? What's the culture and history
What Is a Gaucho? The Culture and History
The gaucho is South America's legendary horseman. From the Pampas to modern estancias, their culture, traditions, and deep bond with yerba mate. Read more...
Guarani man in Brazil
The Guarani Culture: Language, People and Yerba Mate
The Guarani are an Indigenous people of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay whose language, traditions, and yerba mate ritual still shape the region. Read more...
Argentina flag flying on a ranch
The Colonial History of Yerba Mate
Spanish colonizers first tried to ban yerba mate, then legalized it. How Jesuits, encomiendas, and colonial Paraguay shaped mate's history. Read more...
The History and Origins of Yerba Mate
The History and Origins of Yerba Mate
Long before the Spanish arrived, Indigenous peoples across South America drank yerba mate. The deep history and origins of the drink and its name. Read more...
How to Make Yerba Mate in a French Press
How to Make Yerba Mate in a French Press
One of the easiest ways to brew mate. A simple French press method, with the right yerba, water temp, and optional add-ins. Read more...