Maté tea

What is maté tea?

Maté is made from the flower petals of a tree called Yerba maté. The leaves are dried and crushed and then brewed in hot water. Part of an ancient culture originating from South America, it has become a popular choice for those who want to enjoy a refreshing drink.

The taste of the South American tea is most reminiscent of classic green tea, but can be found in many different flavors - for example maté with lemon and raspberry herbal tea . The tea is typically drunk hot, but is also super popular and really delicious to brew as iced tea.

Get started with the Argentinian drink

Yerba maté is a particularly popular drink in South America – in fact, over time it has gained the status of Argentina's national drink. On those sides, maté is far more popular than coffee and a fixed ritual in the everyday lives of South Americans.

If you want to complete your maté experience and drink it like the Argentines do, maté accessories are essential to complete your maté experience. It can help you get the best possible flavor out of your maté.

To prepare the maté tea in the most authentic way, we suggest that you use a maté cup or calabash as it is called, and a bombilla, which is a straw for maté , so that you get the real South American taste.

You can also buy a complete maté tea set here on our website – it contains everything you need to properly start drinking maté tea.

How do you make maté tea?

If you want to prepare your maté tea in the traditional way, do it with a maté tea set . The set contains the two brewing instruments calabas (hollowed gourd) and bombilla (steel straw). The tea leaves are poured directly into the calabash and the tea is therefore sipped through a bombilla, which functions as a straw and tea filter.

Maté tea can also be prepared easily in an ordinary plunger pot. This method is ideal if you want to brew larger portions at a time. With this method, the tea also becomes less strong in taste.

You can also prepare maté as you do with other types of tea. Use a simple tea filter or tea egg with 3-5g maté. If you prefer your maté less strong in taste, this method is also good.

Get sharper at maté

Maté is a fantastic drink that combines the strength of coffee and all the best of green tea. maté can help reduce fatigue and exhaustion, as it contains vitamin B6 and magnesium. It also helps to maintain the normal function of the immune system, due to its high iron content. Maté has a high caffeine content, which can help increase mental focus and energy.

In addition, maté is a pleasant addition to your everyday life, where you can enjoy the authentic, natural taste and dream of warm and exotic climes.

Regardless of whether you are looking for an alternative to coffee, a supplement or just want to try something new, maté can be the solution and perhaps contribute to you becoming the best version of yourself.