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 I live in South America and it is a nearly universal custom here to drink this sort of green tea-ish infusion using a regional plant called yerba mate (pronounced mah-teh). I'm not sure if it's caffeine or an analogue (I've heard the term "mateína" tossed around vs cafeína which is caffeine). I started drinking it when I was a teenager a few years after moving here but it was then just a social ritual, once I started university it became part of my morning routine. I am drinking mate right now. It's great to wake up in the morning, but I've always wondered what the relative amounts of caffeine compared to coffee is like, as I go through about a liter or so over the course of a day. I don't drink coffee so I have no point of comparison.
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TheAardvark posted:Yerba Mate is comparable to coffee but varies a lot. Interesting! Do you enjoy it? I find it's an acquired taste for most people. Empanadas are also glorious and a food staple here and in Argentina. I remember the last time I was in the US for my sister's wedding, some guy was drinking a carbonated beverage in a can that said yerba mate and I lost my poo poo and had to take a picture to show all my friends. GABA ghoul posted:I have the same reaction some times. This is what I've found out so far: Re: caffeine and magnesium, what are those interactions like? I recently discovered some varieties of yerba mate are magnesium-fortified and have been pondering how that modulates the effect of caffeine ever since.
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TheAardvark posted:yeah i actually like it a lot but im too lazy to do it properly myself The other day I heard the story of the origin of the word chimichurri, apparently some British tourist was eating at a restaurant here and said "give me curry" and the mangled result of the waiter's English was "chimichurri" and they just whipped up whatever they had and so chimichurri was born. Chomp8645 posted:Woah it's Tosk! Keep posting buddy, you're almost at the big 100! I'm hoping to make it by the time my account is a decade old. Nothing compared to the lifespan of these venerable forums, but a substantial percentage of my own meager existence nonetheless. I think I've been lurking for about ten years at this point anyway. bagual posted:i made a guide for goons a while ago with horrible quality pics This is rad and totally accurate. It's ambiguous in your guide, but just in case, make sure the water you add before the bombilla isn't boiling!
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