Maté (MAH-tay; Spanish: mate Portuguese:) is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused herbal drink. It is also known as chimarrão in Portuguese, cimarrón in Spanish, and kaʼay 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 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.
Type | Infusion, hot
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Country of origin | The territory of the Guaraní people (present-day Paraguay, the Misiones province of Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay)
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Introduced | Pre-Columbian era. First recorded by Spanish colonizers in the 15th century
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