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''Dicionário escolar da língua portuguesa/Academia Brasileira de Letras''. 2ª edição. São Paulo. Companhia Editora Nacional. 2008. p. 295. (, 'boiled maté', or just in
The Jesuits in the current territories of the south of Brazil and Paraguay, and the Argentine provinces of Misiones and Corrientes, in the first decades of the 17th century improved the cultivation technique of yerba mate and exported it. Spain, to compete with the tea that England sold, put a chopped yerba mate on sale to make tea that became popular in Europe, known as the "Tea of the Jesuits".
That "Tea of the Jesuits" from the 17th century, today has become the , a very popular infusion that, because of the low price of yerba mate compared to the price of tea or coffee, has become since the early 20th century the common beverage in schools,
Corrientes Province
Corrientes (, ‘currents’ or ‘streams’; ), officially the Province of Corrientes (; ) is a Provinces of Argentina, province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia, Argentina, Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (from the north, cl ...
), (, 'maté tea'), (), or ( Cuyo, Argentina) is an infusion typical of Southern Cone
The Southern Cone (, ) is a geographical and cultural subregion composed of the southernmost areas of South America, mostly south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Traditionally, it covers Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, bounded on the west by the Pac ...
cuisine (mostly consumed in Southern Brazil, the Bolivian Chaco, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay). It is traditionally prepared by boiling yerba mate
Yerba mate or yerba maté (), ''Ilex paraguariensis'', is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a bev ...
in water, then strained and served in cups. It is a bitter tasting beverage, similar to mate but milder, with the same stimulating and nutritional properties. It is also sold in teabags, so it can be prepared like tea.
History
The Jesuits in the current territories of the south of Brazil and Paraguay, and the Argentine provinces of Misiones and Corrientes, in the first decades of the 17th century improved the cultivation technique of yerba mate and exported it. Spain, to compete with the tea that England sold, put a chopped yerba mate on sale to make tea that became popular in Europe, known as the "Tea of the Jesuits".
That "Tea of the Jesuits" from the 17th century, today has become the , a very popular infusion that, because of the low price of yerba mate compared to the price of tea or coffee, has become since the early 20th century the common beverage in schools, hospitals
A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...
and prisons.
Preparation
The preparation of in tea bags is almost the same as regular yerba mate, with the difference that in grinding the dust and sticks are removed, sorting and processing only the leaves. is also produced in soluble form.Varieties
* Traditional: made from yerba mate, sometimes consumed with milk and sweetened. * Flavored: to which an additional flavor has been applied. Some flavors are lemon, peach, vanilla, orange and tangerine. * Iced : also called 'cold '. It is a highly refreshing drink, the traditional or flavored served cold, usually adding ice and lemon juice.See also
* List of hot beveragesReferences
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