Drinking Mate by junge1

Photography • People • posted on Mar 31, 2016

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This man is walking along Sarandi, Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo, Uruguay while drinking mate. Mate is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink particularly in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Bolivian Chaco and Southern Brazil. It is prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in hot water and is served with a metal straw from a hollow calabash gord. The straw is called a bombilla in Spanish and is traditionally made of silver. I have only once seen someone drink mate before. Three years prior to this occasion when a shop keeper in Esquel, in the Argentine Lake District, was drinking it in his store. Here in Montevideo it was pretty common to drink it in the morning while waiting for the bus or walking to work. To assure refills, each person usually carried a thermos with hot water under their arm. This picture was taken on 28 November 2006, Sig..

Comments (17)

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virginiese

12:21AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

great capture ! never heard of this drink before !

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ysvry

12:26AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

great foto and story.

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UteBigSmile

12:35AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

SCHADEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

1anlage-looks simply great-capture.jpg

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starship64

2:18AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

Nice capture.

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Juliette.Gribnau

2:31AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

well spotted and captured

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alida

7:25AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

I tasted it but will never try it.You caught the moment

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ontar1

7:56AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

Interesting, great capture!

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Richardphotos

8:13AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

no way could I drink such a beverage. very candid capture

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Faemike55

9:04AM | Thu, 31 March 2016

I'd give it one try and then decide.
great capture

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durleybeachbum

12:11PM | Thu, 31 March 2016

Fascinating! I was brought up never to eat or drink in the street and I still find the sight unpleasant!

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SunriseGirl

1:24PM | Thu, 31 March 2016

Great photo and info. I have heard of mate, but never really knew what it was.

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Buffalo1

5:19PM | Thu, 31 March 2016

Thanks, Sig. I always wondered what the guy was selling on the beach at Rio in a movie I saw. Is it pronounced "mah-tchah" ?

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junge1

12:00AM | Fri, 01 April 2016

@Buffalo1! Yes!

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flavia49

11:06AM | Fri, 01 April 2016

excellent capture

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sandra46

12:00PM | Fri, 01 April 2016

great shot

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Desgar

9:42PM | Fri, 01 April 2016

Great photo and background info. Should I find myself in S. America I would try it.

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MrsRatbag

6:51PM | Sun, 03 April 2016

I have had mate many years ago when it was popular as a coffee substitute in the health food hippie crowd I was hanging around with. Never with a metal straw, though, just steeped in a coffee mug with boiling water. It was quite good.