Once you have your gourd and bombilla, Jaeckel says to fill the gourd up halfway with the loose leaf yerba mate. Then, tilt the gourd roughly 45 degrees to get all the leaves on one side.

The yerba is brewed in gourds or gourd shaped mugs (a.k.a. mates), and sipped through a curved straw called a bombilla (bom-beeya if you took high school Spanish, bom-beesha if you want to be hip ...

“Yerba mate’s unique polyphenol profile is high in chlorogenic acids, giving it a high overall antioxidant capacity that’s on par with wines, orange juice and black tea,” says Kate Geagan, M.S., R.D., ...

It requires a mate (dried gourd), a bombilla (a special straw for drinking that filters out the leaves), and a thermos for transporting the hot water. The practice typically takes place in a park ...

A gourd of yerba mate. ... Pour the hot water so only half your mate leaves get wet. 3. Insert the bombilla into damp area. 4. Add water to the depression created by the spoon.

First, you need to put dry yerba mate inside the gourd and shake to dislodge any dust. Then you add hot water—take the kettle off before it boils to avoid burning the tea—and insert the ...

Yerba mate could be the pre-run drink for you. ... (bombilla) that has a filter ... To prepare yerba mate, fill the bottom third of the gourd with dried mate leaves before adding hot water, ...