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63-580: Pocitos is politically included in the CH Municipality of Montevideo, and located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata , it is one of the most famous beaches in the city. The neighborhood is an affluent area of the city, characterized by the presence of high-rise apartment buildings facing the Rambla and the main boulevards, together with old neoclassical and eclectic mansions. The neighborhood emerged as

126-596: A Residence in Chile , show a long history of maté-drinking in central Chile. Many rural Chileans drink maté, in particular in the southern regions, particularly Magallanes , Aysén and Chiloé . In Peru, maté is widespread throughout the north and south, first being introduced to Lima in the 17th century. It is widespread in rural zones , and it is prepared with coca (plant) or in a sweetened tea form with small slices of lemon or orange. In some parts of Syria, Lebanon and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, drinking maté

189-538: A cattle horn ( guampa ) in some areas. A very similar preparation, known as mate cocido , removes some of the plant material and sometimes comes in tea bags. Today, maté is sold commercially in tea bags and as bottled iced tea . Maté has been originally consumed by the Guaraní and Tupi peoples, native from South America. After European colonization, it was spread all over Southern Cone countries, specifically Argentina , Paraguay , Uruguay and Chile , but it

252-401: A corresponding large hole. In Argentina (especially in the capital Buenos Aires ), the gourd is small and has a small hole and people sometimes add sugar for flavor. In Uruguay, people commonly walk around the streets toting a mate and a thermos with hot water. In some parts of Argentina, gas stations sponsored by yerba-maté producers provide free hot water to travelers, specifically for

315-560: A great extent, ranking as one of the districts with the highest population density and highest real estate prices. Pocitos Beach is located on the coast of the Río de la Plata , an area with waters with a high level of salinity and waves. It is a very crowded beach during the summer season, as it is popular for sports. In the eastern zone stands the Arenas del Plata Stadium, a venue for beach sports for more than 2,500 spectators. The Pocitos Rambla

378-450: A high number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as benzo(a)pyrene , which are carcinogenic . It has been suggested that this may explain cancers associated with maté consumption, such as lung and bladder cancer , that cannot be attributed to its hot temperature. Instead, the hot temperature of maté (above 65°C) is specifically linked to oesophageal cancer . However, the occurrence of PAHs in yerba-maté leaves and infusion

441-433: A loud sucking noise, which is not considered rude. The ritual proceeds around the circle in this way until the maté becomes lavado (washed out), typically after the gourd has been filled about 10 times or more depending on the yerba used (well-aged yerba-maté is typically more potent, so provides a greater number of refills) and the ability of the cebador . When one has had one's fill of maté, they politely thank

504-693: A major retailer of maté in San Luis Obispo, California , by 2004, maté had grown to about 5% of the overall natural tea market in North America. Loose maté is commercially available in much of North America. Bottled maté is increasingly available in the United States. Canadian bottlers have introduced a cane sugar-sweetened, carbonated variety, similar to soda pop. One brand, Sol Mate, produces 10-US-fluid-ounce (300 ml) glass bottles available at Canadian and U.S. retailers, making use of

567-514: A practice most common in Paraguay, where people acquire herbs from a local yuyera (herbalist) and use the mate as a base for their herbal infusions. When the gourd is adequately filled, the preparer typically grasps it with the full hand, covering and roughly sealing the opening with the palm. Then the mate is turned upside-down, and shaken vigorously, but briefly and with gradually decreasing force, in this inverted position. This causes

630-518: A practice said to be more common in Brazil outside its southernmost state. Some people also like to add lemon or orange peel, some herbs or even coffee, but these are mostly rejected by people who like to stick to the "original" maté. Traditionally, natural gourds are used, though wood vessels, bamboo tubes, and gourd-shaped mates , made of ceramic or metal (stainless steel or even silver) are also common, as are vessels made from cattle horns. The gourd

693-416: A seaside resort in the 19th century, but it was formally inaugurated in 1886, under the name of Nuestra Señora de los Pocitos . The name is due to the habit of washerwomen going to the beach to wash their clothes, for which they made wells ( Spanish : Pozos ) in the clean sand. Initially it was an independent town from the city, but over time it was absorbed with the urban expansion of Montevideo. In 1906,

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756-469: A spring sleeve to act as a sieve. The container the mate is served in is also known as mate . It is commonly made from calabash gourd but may also be made out of other materials. Maté was first consumed by the indigenous Guaraní who live in what is now Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and was also spread by the Tupí people who lived in neighbouring areas. After, it

819-559: A tram line was inaugurated that connected the Customs House in the Ciudad Vieja with Pocitos. This increased the popularity of the area, which became more accessible to the inhabitants of the downtown area of the city. In addition, the eclectic-style Gran Hotel Pocitos was built, which was a symbol of social status at the time. The building was partially destroyed due to a storm in 1923 and years later it closed permanently. In

882-474: A variant of mate dulce is prepared by first caramelizing refined sugar in a pot then adding milk. The mixture is heated and placed in a thermos and used in place of water. Often, chamomile ( manzanilla , in Spanish) and coconut are added to yerba in the gumpa. In the sweet version artificial sweeteners are also often added. As an alternative sweetener, natural ka'á he'é ( Stevia rebaudiana )

945-533: Is 2 kilometers long, and on it are yacht clubs and restaurants. Pocitos is connected to the central business district by Spain Boulevard and Brazil Avenue. On them are located a large number of architecturally notable buildings that combine different styles, such as eclecticism and neoclassical. In turn, many embassies are located in the area, in old mansions from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Some buildings declared National Historic Monuments by

1008-462: Is a simple process, consisting of filling a container with yerba , pouring hot, but not boiling, water over the leaves, and drinking with a straw, the bombilla , which acts as a filter so as to draw only the liquid and not the yerba-maté leaves. The method of preparing the maté infusion varies considerably from region to region, and which method yields the finest outcome is debated. However, nearly all methods have some common elements. The beverage

1071-467: Is a traditional South American caffeine -rich infused herbal drink . It is also known as chimarrão or cimarrón , and ka’ay in Guarani . It is made by soaking dried yerba-maté ( Ilex paraguariensis ) leaves in hot water and is traditionally served with a metal straw ( bombilla ) in a container typically made from a calabash gourd (also called the mate ), but also made from

1134-519: Is also common. The custom came from Syrians and Lebanese who moved to South America during the late 19th and early parts of the 20th century, adopted the tradition, and kept it after returning to Western Asia. Syria is the biggest importer of yerba-maté in the world, importing 15,000 tons a year. Mostly, the Druze communities in Syria and Lebanon maintain the culture and practice of maté. According to

1197-598: Is also consumed in the Bolivian Chaco and Brazil. Currently maté is declared national beverage in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. In Chile, maté is predominantly consumed in Central , Southern regions rather than Northern areas. Over time, maté was introduced to Lebanon and Syria, where it was brought by immigrants from Paraguay and Argentina. The metal straw is known as a bombilla or bomba and

1260-457: Is an integral part of Montevidean identity and has been proposed as a World Heritage site. La Rambla , South of the Bay of Montevideo, is an environment for a wide variety of outdoor activities such as jogging, walking, biking, fishing, kite-flying, sunbathing and drinking mate . Skateboarding and roller skating are also possible in special areas for these activities. The avenue is secured by

1323-482: Is based on small studies with non-representative sampling. In any case, the use of maté with potentially lower PAHs content, such as unsmoked maté, has been suggested as a preventive approach. Maté is a rich source of caffeine . On average, maté tea contains 92 mg of chlorogenic acid per gram of dry leaves, and no catechins , giving it a significantly different polyphenol profile from other teas. According to Argentine culture in part promoted by marketers,

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1386-468: Is most widely understood to mean "feral", and is used in almost all of Latin America for domesticated animals that have become wild. The word was then used by the people who colonized the region of the Río de la Plata to describe the natives' rough and sour drink, drunk with no other ingredient to sweeten the taste. Maté has a strong cultural significance for both national identity and society. Yerba-maté

1449-541: Is preferred, which is an herb whose leaves are added in order to give a touch of sweetness. This is used principally in Paraguay. The gourd in which bitter maté is drunk is not used to consume sweet maté due to the idea that the taste of the sugar would be detrimental to its later use to prepare and drink bitter maté, as it is said that it ruins the flavor of the maté. Materva is a sweet, carbonated soft drink based on yerba-maté. Developed in Cuba in 1920, and produced since

1512-399: Is re-oriented to allow consumption. Some settling is normal, but is not desirable. The angled mound of yerba should remain, with its powdery peak still flat and mostly level with the top of the gourd. A layer of stems along its slope will slide downward and accumulate in the space opposite the yerba (though at least a portion should remain in place). All of this careful settling of

1575-547: Is the coastal avenue that goes along the coastline of the Rio de la Plata in Montevideo , Uruguay . At a length of over 22.2 uninterrupted kilometres (13.7 mi), the promenade runs along the Río de la Plata and continues down the entire coast of Montevideo. Since most of the southern departments of Uruguay face either the Río de la Plata or the Atlantic Ocean , they all have ramblas as well. The Rambla

1638-579: Is the national drink of Paraguay, where it is also consumed with either hot or ice cold water (see tereré ); Argentina; and Uruguay. Drinking maté is a common social practice in all of the territory of Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, southern Chile, and eastern Bolivia. Throughout the Southern Cone , it is considered to be a tradition taken from the Guaraní people and drank by the gauchos or vaqueros , terms commonly used to describe

1701-410: Is traditionally made of silver . Modern straws are typically made of nickel silver , stainless steel , or hollow-stemmed cane . The bombilla functions both as a straw and as a sieve . The submerged end is flared, with small holes or slots that allow the brewed liquid in, but block the chunky matter that makes up much of the mixture. A modern bombilla design uses a straight tube with holes or

1764-420: Is traditionally made out of the porongo or cabaça fruit shell. Gourds are commonly decorated with silver, sporting decorative or heraldic designs with floral motifs. Some gourd mates with elaborated silver ornaments and silver bombillas are true pieces of jewelry and are sought after by collectors. Traditional preparation of yerba-maté leaves involves smoking them and for this reason they contain

1827-516: Is traditionally prepared in a gourd vessel, also called mate in Spanish and cuia (= gourd) in Portuguese, from which it is drunk. The gourd is nearly filled with yerba , and hot water, typically at 70 to 85 °C (158 to 185 °F), never boiling, is added. The drink is so popular within countries that consume it, that several national electric kettle manufacturers just refer to

1890-399: Is very common in Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul , Brazil. After pouring the water, it is considered proper to "wait while the saint has a sip" before the first person takes a drink. In southern Brazil, tererê is sometimes used as a derogatory term for a not hot enough chimarrão . In Uruguay and Brazil, the traditional gourd is usually big with

1953-477: The preparador , cevador , or patrão , and in Spanish as the cebador ) assumes the task of server, which most of the time is the house owner in family gatherings. Typically, the cebador fills the gourd and drinks the maté completely to ensure that it is free of particulate matter and of good quality. In some places, passing the first brew of maté to another drinker is considered bad manners, as it may be too cold or too strong; for this reason,

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2016-405: The cebador , passing the mate back at the same time. It is impolite for anyone but the cebador to move the bombilla or otherwise mess with the mate ; the cebador may take offense to this and not offer it to the offender again. When someone takes too long, others in the round ( roda in Portuguese, ronda in Spanish) will likely politely warn them by saying "bring

2079-413: The mate . Now the mate is ready to receive the straw. Wetting the yerba by gently pouring cool water into the empty space within the gourd until the water nearly reaches the top, and then allowing it to be absorbed into the yerba before adding the straw, allows the preparer to carefully shape and "pack" the yerba 's slope with the straw's filtering end, which makes the overall form of

2142-443: The yerba ensures that each sip contains as little particulate matter as possible, creating a smooth-running mate . The finest particles will then be as distant as possible from the filtering end of the straw. With each draw, the smaller particles would inevitably move toward the straw, but the larger particles and stems filter much of this out. A sloped arrangement provides consistent concentration and flavor with each filling of

2205-406: The yerba within the gourd more resilient and solid. Dry yerba , though, allows a cleaner and easier insertion of the straw, but care must be taken so as not to overly disturb the arrangement of the yerba . Such a decision is entirely a personal or cultural preference. The straw is inserted with one's thumb and index finger on the upper end of the gourd, at an angle roughly perpendicular to

2268-699: The French maté and the American Spanish mate , which means both maté and the vessel for drinking it, from the Quechua word mati for the calabash gourd used to make it. Both the spellings "maté" and "mate" are used in English. The acute accent indicates that the word is pronounced with two syllables, like café (both maté and café are stressed on the first syllable in the UK), rather than like

2331-639: The Ministry of Education and Culture are concentrated in the district, such as the Iberian-influenced Casa de Felipe Yriart ―a residence designed by the architect Julio Vilamajó ―, the Art Nouveau Williman House, which was the residence of Claudio Williman who served as the 20th President of Uruguay , and Public School No. 17 ―which is called Brazil School―. Rambla of Montevideo The Rambla of Montevideo

2394-478: The Paraguayan War (1864–1870) that devastated the country both economically and demographically. Brazil then became the largest producer of maté. In Brazilian and Argentine projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the plant was domesticated once again, opening the way for plantation systems. When Brazilian entrepreneurs turned their attention to coffee in the 1930s, Argentina, which had long been

2457-567: The 1920s and 1930s it became a residential area, due to the construction of a large number of private residences of European architecture. In 1921 a multipurpose stadium was built in the area, which was one of the venues of the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 , and site of the first goal in World Cup history. In the following years there was a great real estate development, and by the 1950s, Pocitos already surpassed Centro in number of apartment buildings. Pocitos increased its population to

2520-570: The Argentine province of Misiones , sparking severe competition with the Paraguayan harvesters of wild strands. After their expulsion in the 1770s, the Jesuit missions  – along with the yerba-maté plantations – fell into ruins. The industry continued to be of prime importance for the Paraguayan economy after independence, but development in benefit of the Paraguayan state halted after

2583-709: The Moon and the Cloud came to visit the Earth one day. An old man saved them from a yaguareté ( jaguar ) that was going to attack them. The goddesses gave him a new kind of plant, from which he could prepare a "drink of friendship" as compensation for his actions. There various types of yerba-maté used to make the drink, depending on the processing and composition. Some key types include: Another drink can be prepared with specially cut dry leaves, very cold water, and, optionally, lemon or another fruit juice, called tereré . It

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2646-430: The Spanish arrival. Yerba-maté consumption spread in the 17th century to the Río de la Plata and from there to Peru and Chile. This widespread consumption turned it into Paraguay's main commodity above other wares such as tobacco, cotton and beef. Aboriginal labour was used to harvest wild stands. In the mid-17th century, Jesuits managed to domesticate the plant and establish plantations in their Indian reductions in

2709-509: The Tourism Police Unit during the summer to keep a safe environment for tourists. The beach is state-owned, and building anything across the rambla is strictly regulated. The Rambla was formerly known as Rambla Naciones Unidas along its length but has now been subdivided : Mate (drink) Maté ( / ˈ m ɑː t eɪ / MAH-tay ; Spanish: mate [ˈmate] , Portuguese: [ˈmatʃi] )

2772-463: The cool water before, into the cavity opposite the yerba , until it reaches almost to the top of the gourd when the yerba is fully saturated. Care should be taken to maintain the dryness of the swollen top of the yerba beside the edge of the gourd's opening. Once the hot water has been added, the mate is ready for drinking, and it may be refilled many times before becoming lavado (washed out) and losing its flavor. When this occurs,

2835-413: The finest particles move toward the opening and the yerba is layered along one side. The largest stems and other bits create a partition between the empty space on one side of the gourd and the lopsided pile of yerba on the other. After arranging the yerba along one side of the gourd, the mate is carefully tilted back onto its base, minimizing further disturbances of the yerba as it

2898-403: The finest, most powdery particles of the yerba to settle toward the preparer's palm and the top of the mate . Once the yerba-maté has settled, the mate is carefully brought to a near-sideways angle, with the opening tilted just slightly upward of the base. The mate is then shaken very gently with a side-to-side motion. This further settles the yerba-maté inside the gourd so that

2961-407: The first brew is often called mate del zonzo ( fool´s maté ). The cebador possibly drinks the second filling as well, if they deem it too cold or bitter. The cebador subsequently refills the gourd and passes it to the drinker to their right, who likewise drinks it all (there is not much; the mate is full of yerba , with room for little water), and returns it without thanking

3024-432: The integrity and vitality of the oldest wild forests of yerba-maté in the world. Maté is also consumed as an iced tea in various regions of Brazil, originating both from an industrialized form, produced by Matte Leão , and from artisanal producers. It is part of the beach culture in Rio de Janeiro , where it is widely sold by beach vendors; the hot infused variation being uncommon in the area. The preparation of maté

3087-418: The metropolitan region of Buenos Aires , among others. In Chile, this form of maté preparation is widespread in mostly rural zones . The spoonful of sugar or honey should fall on the edge of the cavity that the straw forms in the yerba , not all over the mate . One variation is to sweeten only the first maté preparation in order to cut the bitterness of the first sip, thus softening the rest. In Paraguay,

3150-493: The mound of yerba can be pushed from one side of the gourd to the other, allowing water to be added along its opposite side; this revives the mate for additional refillings and is called " reformar o/el mate " (reforming the mate ). Maté is traditionally drunk in a particular social setting, such as family gatherings or with friends. The same gourd ( cuia /mate ) and straw ( bomba / bombilla ) are used by everyone drinking. One person (known in Portuguese as

3213-514: The old residents of the South American pampas , chacos , or Patagonian grasslands , found principally in parts of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southeastern Bolivia, southern Chile and southern Brazil. Argentina has celebrated National Maté Day every 30 November since 2015. Parque Histórico do Mate, funded by the state of Paraná (Brazil), is a park aimed to educate people on the sustainable harvesting methods needed to maintain

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3276-477: The one-syllable English word " mate ". An acute accent is not used in the Spanish spelling, because the first syllable is stressed ; " maté " with the stress on the second syllable means "I killed". In Brazil, traditionally prepared maté is known as chimarrão , although the Portuguese word mate and the expression " mate amargo " (bitter maté) are also used in Argentina and Uruguay. The Spanish cimarrón means "rough", "brute", or "barbarian", but

3339-529: The prime consumer, took over as the largest producer, resurrecting the economy of Misiones Province , where the Jesuits had once had most of their plantations. For years, the status of largest producer shifted between Brazil and Argentina. As of 2018, Argentina was the largest producer with 56–62%, followed by Brazil, 34–36%, and Paraguay, 5%. Uruguay is the largest per capita consumer, consuming around 19 liters per person per year. The English word comes from

3402-564: The purpose of drinking during the journey. Disposable maté sets with a plastic maté and straw and sets with a thermos flask and stacking containers for the yerba-maté and sugar inside a fitted case are available. In Argentina, mate cocido (boiled maté), in Brazil, chá mate , is made with a tea bag or leaves and drunk from a cup or mug, with or without sugar and milk. Companies such as Cabrales from Mar del Plata and Establecimiento Las Marías produce tea bags for export to Europe. Travel narratives, such as Maria Graham 's Journal of

3465-563: The range 70 to 85 °C on its thermostat as "mate" temperature. The most common preparation involves a careful arrangement of the yerba within the gourd before adding hot water. In this method, the gourd is first filled one-half to three-quarters of the way with yerba . Too much yerba will result in a "short" mate ; conversely, too little yerba results in a "long" mate , both being considered undesirable. After that, any additional herbs ( yuyo , in Portuguese jujo ) may be added for either health or flavor benefits,

3528-405: The server; a final gracias or obrigado (thank you) implies that the drinker has had enough. The only exception to this order is if a new guest joins the group; in this case the new arrival receives the next maté, and then the cebador resumes the order of serving, and the new arrival will receive theirs depending on their placement in the group. When no more tea remains, the straw makes

3591-399: The slope of the yerba , so that its filtering end travels into the deepest part of the yerba and comes to rest near or against the opposite wall of the gourd. It is important for the thumb to form a seal over the end of the straw when it is being inserted, or the air current produced in it will draw in undesirable particulates. After the above process, the yerba may be brewed. If

3654-457: The stimulant in maté is actually a substance called mateína (named after the drink). However, analysis of the active chemicals in yerba-maté has found that mateína does not exist. The Guaraní people started drinking maté in a region that currently includes Paraguay, southern Brazil, southeastern Bolivia, northeastern Argentina and Uruguay. They have a legend that the Goddesses of

3717-472: The straw is inserted into dry yerba , the mate must first be filled once with cool water as above, then be allowed to absorb it completely (which generally takes no more than two or three minutes). Treating the yerba with cool water before the addition of hot water is essential, as it protects the yerba-maté from being scalded and from the chemical breakdown of some of its desirable nutrients. Hot water may then be added by carefully pouring it, as with

3780-447: The talking gourd" ( cuia de conversar ); an Argentine equivalent, especially among young people, being no es un micrófono ("it's not a microphone"), an allusion to the drinker holding the mate for too long, as if they were using it as a microphone to deliver a lecture. Some drinkers like to add sugar or honey , creating mate dulce or mate doce (sweet maté), instead of sugarless mate amargo (bitter maté),

3843-411: The translingual pun (English 'soul mate'; Spanish/Portuguese 'sun mate') for the sake of marketing. In some parts of the Southern Cone bitter maté is preferred, especially in Paraguay, Uruguay, the south of Brazil, and parts of Argentina and Bolivia. This is referred to in Brazil and a large part of Argentina as cimarrón  –which also an archaic name for wild cattle, especially, to a horse that

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3906-494: Was commercialised to part of southern Brazil and northeast Argentina, mostly some areas that were Paraguayan territory before the Paraguayan War . Therefore, the scientific name of the yerba-maté is Ilex paraguariensis . The consumption of yerba-maté became widespread with the European colonization in the Spanish colony of Paraguay in the late 16th century, among both Spanish settlers and indigenous Guaraní, who consumed it before

3969-487: Was very attached to a cowboy – which is understood as unsweetened maté. Many people are of the opinion that maté should be drunk in this form. Unlike bitter maté, in every preparation of mate dulce , or sweet maté, sugar is incorporated according to the taste of the drinker. This form of preparation is very widespread in various regions of Argentina, like in the Santiago del Estero province, Córdoba , Cuyo , and

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