Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Yerba Mate in Uruguay

Mate, that tea like drink in that special cup and drainer straw. It is
like a ritual all over Uruguay. You see people carrying their own
thermos flask and that mate cup and "straw". Family members pass it
around, husband to wife, brother to sister, sister to brother, friend
to friend. It is a social part of the society. You see people drinking
it on the beach sunning (yeah! Even when it is hot), in the bus, at
the bus stand, sitting on benches, waiting for a tour to begin,
everywhere! Everyone has their own thermos to refill their mate cup.
Honestly, I can't bring myself to like the taste!

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