Description
Ceramic Mate Cup Set Traditional Shape
A stylish and traditional ceramic mate cup designed to mimic the style of a natural gourd with a flat base and a wide opening. Supplied with a stainless steel bombilla.
This mate is perfect for those who don’t want to use a natural gourd. This traditional ceramic mate cup is perfect if you suffer from acid indigestion (a natural gourd adds flavour and acidity to the brew). They are also more simple to care for, and more durable. Very stylish.
Ceramic mate cups are very convenient as they can be immediately used. Which is instead of curing it. It also can be cared for more simplistically between uses – just rinse and you can forget about it unlike a natural gourd where you have to be sure it is always dry.
Dimensions
The approximate dimensions of this mate cup are:
Diameter at the widest point – 8.5cm
Height – 8.5cm
Volume – 280ml
Bombilla length is 19cm
Yerba Mate
Yerba mate is an important part of South American social culture and this is because it is a social drink. It is a natural tea that is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Traditionally it is drunk from a mate cup, usually made from a gourd, ceramics, glass or wood. It is then sipped through a metal straw with a filtered end called a bombilla.
Read how to brew your yerba mate. There are a few choices:
- How to prepare traditional hot mate (popular in Uruguay and Argentina)
- How to prepare chimarrao (popular in Brazil)
- and how to prepare iced terere (popular in Paraguay)
