Mate, or mate gourd is the recipient used to drink yerba mate. Know the different mate types and materials used to craft mates. From Calabash to wood, from stainless steel to glass, mates have a huge variety of forms, materials and colors. Virtually...

Here are the most common bombillas (straws) used for brewing yerba mate. Most typical ones are made of bronze, aluminium, nickel, stainless steel or wood. They can vary in shape and length.

Yerba mate is made from processed leaves of yerba mate. These leaves originally grow in subtropical South America area (mainly in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay and in some parts of Brazil and Chile). Originally used only by native...