April 16, 2008

The Custom of Mate

Tomás mate? “Do you drink mate” Is a question I hear often as a norteamericana.
The photo is of a bombilla (the sifting straw) in grapefruit. The dry yerba mate (leafy substance similar to tea) sometimes has citrus added. V. suggested that we try the yerba mixed with the meat of the pomelo, grapefruit, from her [...]