Description
Traditional Ceramic Yerba Mate Starter Set with Flask
This traditional ceramic yerba mate starter set contains all the accessories required to brew yerba mate:
- Ceramic mate cup in a traditional shape
- Stainless steel bombilla (metal straw)
- Flask
Ceramic Yerba Mate Cup
A stylish, traditional ceramic mate cup designed to mimic the style of a natural gourd with wide foot and a wide opening. This mate cup is perfect for those who don’t want to use a traditional gourd. Ceramic cups are great if you suffer from acid indigestion (a natural gourd adds flavour and acidity to the brew) and is also more simple to care for, and more durable. It has a shiny lacquered finish.
The approximate dimensions of this mate cup are:
Diameter at the widest point – 8.7cm
Height – 10.4cm
Volume – 300ml
Bombilla
The stainless bombilla with classical spoon filter and curved straw for comfort of use. The length of the bombilla is 19cm
Yerba Mate flask with precision pour spout “pico cebador”
The flask has an iconic red precision pour spout which is seen everywhere in Uruguay. It is 1 litre in volume with a strong and durable handle which makes it a very practical piece of equipment. It has a brushed stainless steel finish.
This stainless steel flask is is perfect for either cold or hot liquids and is ideal for precision pouring.
Can also be used for transporting coffee, tea and juice any thin liquid will enjoy the precision pouting of this stylish stainless steel flask
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 which is usually made from a gourd, ceramics, glass or wood. It is then sipped through a metal straw with a filtered end called a bombilla.
here are a few ways to prepare your yerba mate and here are some of the ways:
- 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)
