Hola! Soy Brennan! (like "Soy Dora!" from "Dora The Explorer. My nephew loves it, shut it.) Anyway, thought I'd write a post on mate. No mate, like, goodday mate, but mah-te. Two syllables.
Mate is a very popular drink here. It's tea, tastes like green tea, but the porteños (people from BA) will carry around a cup (pictured below) with the tea grounds and a metal straw and then separately a thermos of hot water (or of course at work/home/wherever they use their kettles). You obviously just pour the hot water in when you want some more. They'll use the same grounds all day and will just drink it as they please all day.
From what I've heard, if you are asked for or offered mate, you shouldn't refuse (i.e., it's rude). You should share or take some. It's neat. You see people everywhere carrying the thermos and cup with straw. Seems like a lot to carry around but if you like it...wish I could carry a hookah everywhere.
So there you have it. The local custom of mate in Buenos Aires.
Mate is a very popular drink here. It's tea, tastes like green tea, but the porteños (people from BA) will carry around a cup (pictured below) with the tea grounds and a metal straw and then separately a thermos of hot water (or of course at work/home/wherever they use their kettles). You obviously just pour the hot water in when you want some more. They'll use the same grounds all day and will just drink it as they please all day.
From what I've heard, if you are asked for or offered mate, you shouldn't refuse (i.e., it's rude). You should share or take some. It's neat. You see people everywhere carrying the thermos and cup with straw. Seems like a lot to carry around but if you like it...wish I could carry a hookah everywhere.
So there you have it. The local custom of mate in Buenos Aires.
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