The leaves of the Paraguayan oak, which consists of the mate tea itself, have a tonic effect due to the presence in its composition of matein, a safe caffeine analogue for health, which perfectly energizes.
And if you still have not found an alternative to the usual black tea, try buying a mate that will give you a bouquet of sweet bitterness and will surely be remembered for a long time.
A true connoisseur of tea does not even need to talk about how to properly brew and drink tea mate, well, we with you, the people in this matter unsophisticated, have to understand all the intricacies of drinking this drink.
Paraguayan tea mate
Mate tea is the most real vitamin bomb that stimulates brain and physical activity, without disturbing the sleep cycle, but on the contrary contributing to a deeper sleep in its onset. In addition, mate is recommended to residents of large cities, not only because of its ability to purify blood, but also because of the soothing effect.
To taste, mate tea resembles the green tea habitual to us, though with a more sweet and light taste, but in order to experience all the notes of the bouquet of this drink, it should be properly brewed.
How to make tea mate?
A real mate is brewed in a pumpkin teapot called kalabas (kalebas), which must be revitalized before the first brew. For this, in a new teapot brew mate and leave it to knock. After the time the tea pours out, and the top layer of wood is removed from the walls. After such an activation procedure, the calabas can be used for its intended purpose.
If close to you there is not a single bench with Indian accessories for mate, the kalabas can be replaced with good porcelain or wood, however, it's all the same to pass cups to the pots.
There are a lot of ways to make tea, however, there is a classic, following which a calabas is filled with mate for two thirds, then the container is tilted so that the brew is on one of its walls and pours cold water so that the mother swells and becomes mushy. Paraguayans themselves often replace cold water with orange juice. As soon as the consistency of the welding is obtained, without draining the remnants of cold water, the calabash is filled with boiling water. Do not insist mate too long, otherwise it will start to be very bitter, a couple of minutes is enough to start enjoying the drink, although this process has its own subtleties.
How to drink tea mate?
From the correctness of the use of the drink, the correctness of his perception also depends to a large extent. Traditionally, mate is drunk in small portions through a tube called a bomb. Bombillia can be made of wood or metal, have a bend, or be absolutely straight, but it must be equipped with a small sieve, in order to avoid getting into the mouth of the smallest bits of brewing.
Bombilia should always rest on the very bottom of the kalabas, so the probability of burning with a fiery hot (and it is usually so drunk) mate is reduced.
Mate from the same tea leaves are cooked literally to the loss of taste, with the most delicious tea obtained for the fourth time. To supplement the taste of mate, you can add sugar, molasses, honey or milk to the drink.
Enjoy and experiment with tea mate, but do not forget that everything should be respected in every respect, and experts recommend not to exceed the norm of two calabas per day. Also, do not drink too hot mate and do not eat it on an empty stomach, as there may be disruption of the digestive tract. And always use the bomb to protect the enamel from destruction. Successful experiments and a nice tea party!