An article about coffee encouraged me to write something about yerba mate. It’s a drink which is getting more popular in Poland. I guess It is mainly thanks to Wojciech Cejrowski who is our most famous yerba mate drinker. yerba mate trees Yerba mate is prepared from Ilex paraguariensis’ dried leaves and twigs. The tree can grow up to 15 meters and has evergreen leaves. It was first consumed by members of Guarani tribe from South America. Nowadays the largest producers of yerba mate in the world are: Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. And in those countries yerba mate became a national drink. sin palo & con palo There are two main types of yerba mate. Con palo is a classical yerba mate which consists of leaves and twigs. Sin palo does not have twigs and is significantly stronger in comparison to con palo. There is also a bunch of flavours. Some of them are mixed with green tea, dried fruits(e.g. orange) or herbs. Personally, I like the ...