Anyone drinks mate here?

not had that since i met a group of Arentinians in Rome, first time I'd come across it
No idea if you can get it here, but if you do I'd be interested in knowing where from

ngohly wrote:

Been trying to find a place to buy mate. I emailed the Argentinean embassy but didn't get a respond. Maybe someone has a stash somewhere and could sell me a little?

Could you tell me what's mate?

3 second search:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

Budman1 wrote:

3 second search:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

Thanks Budman!
Mate : the popular caffeinated beverage made from yerba mate
How does it taste? Dose it tatse like cocacola, pepsi or Tra xanh khong do ?

uhm, maybe like caffeinated tea. some people add sugar, i don't.

Have you ever tried Vietnames tea. It's as popular as coffee in HCM. Maybe you will like it.

Thiery Henrry wrote:

Have you ever tried Vietnames tea.

While the tea is nice, it is not the same at Mate. It doesn't have the same taste or the stimulants that Mate offers.
Now if you could give me a shot of caffeine with it then I might say yes it's a good substitute

Mate no existe en Vietnam, solo en america de sur

Love yerba mate me, used to drink loads of it what gives similiar stimulating effects for me is adding a couple of large spoonfulls of raw cacao to some cafe sua da oh amazing lol

Si, ya sé que no se cultiva aquí, pero tal vez se vende.

I used to drink mate religiously for 2 years and now just want to have the option of drinking it again. I like the taste, the stimulation, and it's super convenient. I make and drink coffee leisurely (20 minutes to prepare, 15 minutes to drink it) and I certainly don't have that much tinge to lounge around in the morning. Mate, on the other hand, takes  30 secs.

Yo soy hanoian, y seguro que no lo vende aquí. Yo también tomaba maté cuando me estaba en latin america, pero ahora en Hanoi no puedo. Así te lo juro

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Thank you,
Aurélie

Hello

Ok, I wrote: I am Hanoian, so I am sure that maté is not sell in here. I also drank maté when I was in latin america, but now in Hanoi I can not. I swear