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The History of Yerba Mate
From a sacred Guaraní leaf to 'Jesuit tea' to a daily ritual across the Southern Cone — and now a global drink. Where yerba mate comes from and how it spread.
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Yerba Mate Etiquette: How to Share the Gourd
Mate is a ritual of friendship, and it has unwritten rules: who serves, how you drink, why you never move the straw, and the one word you don't say until you're done.
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