![]() Preparing tereré is pretty simple and straightforward. With thermos, I find that I need just 3 medium cubes of ice to keep it cool throughout the long tereré session and not worry that my water will become less than ice-cold anytime soon. Objectively speaking you don’t need it - depending on how fast will be your tereré session, you may be fine with a jug of water filled with ice, but in my experience thermos is the best quality of life addition you can make for your mate or tereré. Some people also like to put an ice cube directly on top of yerba mate inside the guampa, but personally, I find it to be distracting and unnecessary. If you already have cold water in stock then you won’t need much ice, but keep in mind that you’ll need more of it if you will use room temperature water. I like to keep a bottle or two of water in my fridge to always have it ready when I need it.Īlternatively, you can use some room temperature water and cool it down with lots of ice, since you’ll likely still need some. Water for mate and tereré is extremely important, so use a quality one. Obviously, for tereré we will need some cold water! You can never go wrong by picking Paraguayan yerba mate for tereré.įree worldwide shipping on qualified orders. Paraguayan yerbas are usually designed specifically for cold brewing and sometimes are even overwhelmingly bitter and unbalanced when brewed with hot water. Naturally, it makes the most sense to stick with yerba mate from Paraguay when it comes to preparing tereré. Most of the brands of yerba mate outside of Paraguay assume that you will brew them as hot mate, so ice-cold water is not enough for them to extract enough flavor to make it worthwhile. Not every yerba mate is suited for tereré. Some of those are must-have and some are optional, but I find the following tools and supplies to be the bare minimum for an enjoyable and effortless experience. However, for more authentic experience that is closer to the traditional Paraguayan tereré it is always good to have some extra accessories on hands. You don’t need much to prepare tereré - if you already drink mate you should already have pretty much everything to get started. It can be a great alternative to cold-brew coffee and ice tea, not to mention the overly sweet and unhealthy sodas and energy drinks. If you already enjoy a traditional hot mate - give tereré a chance, and it might pleasantly surprise you. ![]() On a serious note, the weather in Paraguay during the summer is absolutely scorching, with median temperatures that range betweenĬompared to Uruguay and biggest Argentinian cities, Paraguay does not have access to Atlantic Ocean and is located closer to the equator, making the climate there much more hot and humid.ĭrinking ice-cold tereré instead of hot mate is pretty much the only option in such high temperatures, and proves to be extremely refreshing and cooling.Įven if you don’t live in Paraguay or in a similar climate, drinking tereré can be a very rejuvenating experience. Why would you not drink tereré - it is delicious! ![]() Today tereré has also become a significant part of culture not only in Paraguay, but also in Argentina and the Central-West and Northern region of Brazil, especially in the state of Mato Grosso, and more and more materos all over the world are embracing it during the hot summer days as one of the best ways to enjoy yerba mate. In fact, tereré is officially considered a part of their cultural heritage since 2011, with the National Tereré Day that is celebrated annually on February 26 during the summer in Paraguay, and is recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). To this day tereré is the most popular way of consuming yerba mate in Paraguay. My favorite one is that Guaraní people called this drink tereré because they drank each sip of it until there is no more water left in guampa, and they heard those gurgling noises - te-re-re. The origin of the word tereré is not one hundred percent clear - most likely it has Guaraní origin, but the etymology of the word is highly disputed, with several legends and stories that surround it. In the same way as hot mate, the practice of consuming tereré originates from Guaraní tribes, and was later adopted by Jesuits and became the part of culture on the lands of modern Paraguay. Sometimes people also add juices and herbs to make tereré more sweet, flavorful and increase its medicinal properties. It is usually consumed from guampa - a vessel made from cattle horn, and bombilla - a metal or wooden straw with filter at the end. ![]() Tereré (pronounced with hard R, almost like ) is an infusion similar to mate, but prepared with cold water and ice.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |