Any other mate heads out there??? I just can't get enough here's what I'm drinking now...
http://www.goyerbamate.com/Nobleza-Gaucha-p/y.ng.02.htm
Dave
http://www.goyerbamate.com/Nobleza-Gaucha-p/y.ng.02.htm
Dave
Yes, I brew it in a french press like tea, and drink straight up. No sugar, milk or any other adjunct. But only those with adventurous palates need apply. It is an aquired taste.no-mas said:I buy a case of Materva everytime I visit South Florida! Great stuff, but too sweet, so for the past many years, I buy the diet version, which is a little harder to come by. From my understanding, although it is yerba mate based, it doesn't taste much like the real deal... I'll have to try this out.
Beez - how do you brew/drink this? Brew like tea and drink straight up, right? No sugar, milk or anything else?
Beez said:If I recall correctly, my initial impression was something like...hmmm...muddy water...cigarette butts...yes, day old grass clippings steeped in muddy water, sipped from a dirty ashtray...THAT'S IT!
I've heard people call it cigarette butt soda.no-mas said:Beez said:If I recall correctly, my initial impression was something like...hmmm...muddy water...cigarette butts...yes, day old grass clippings steeped in muddy water, sipped from a dirty ashtray...THAT'S IT!
Funny. When people try Materva for the first time, some have told me it tastes like "chewing tobacco juice".
I actually liked the taste the first time I tried it thanks to some Cuban friends. Then again I've heard people say awful things about Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda (another Ethnic delight, this one Jewish), which is one of my favorites when I can find it!NWMNMom said:And you would want to take a second drink of it .....why? If that's an accurate description of the taste, I believe I would rather have ANYthing else grow on me, like a third eye, before I would continue drinking it.
No accounting for taste, though. Each to their own, eh?
yes, Yes, YES, PLEASE may I have some more???NWMNMom said:And you would want to take a second drink of it .....why? If that's an accurate description of the taste, I believe I would rather have ANYthing else grow on me, like a third eye, before I would continue drinking it.
No accounting for taste, though. Each to their own, eh?