they used to have them at red flower, a tea/candle shop on prince street, between elizabeth and bowery (check that address; it may be on spring). the woman who owns the shop is argentine, and a couple of years ago i bought a...

Could anybody suggest any place where I can find a selection of gourds/bombillas for Yerba Mate tea in Toronto?

Hey all, I am looking for a gourd and bombilla to drink Mate out of. I have tried a few local tea shops, but have had no luck. Can anyone recommend a shop in Chicago or the northern suburbs which carries such things? Thanks!

I’v been happily steeping my plebian yerba mate tea bags until I read that I’m all wrong. Seems I need a gourd, a bombilla, and mate that is a gazillion times better than my boxed stuff. Am I truly not enjoying it &...

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anywhere in calgary to get yerba mate Bombilla's or a bamboo mate?

Argentine stores in OC that sell mates and bombillas. I know Whole Foods carries them under a kit by Guayaki, but their yerba is terrible (imho) and the products are overpriced. Thanks for any advice!

Does anyone know of a place where I can get authentic Yerba Mate in NYC? All I can find are places that serve mate in in tea bags. I want served in the traditional gourd and drink through a bombilla.

I don’t know about other South American countries but yerba mate is a popular tea in Argentina. It is drunk with "mate y bombilla". The traditional mate is a cup made from a hollowed and dried gourd. The bombilla is a metal...

Hello. I am addicted to yerba mate (tea from Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil). I’m in the Bay Area for over a week and I forgot my bombilla (the straw with which to drink the loose tea) and yerba (the loose tea). Does anyone...

Hello, I’m looking for place in GTA (including Toronto) to buy mate, calabash gourd and bombilla. My friend introduced me to this drink in Miami this summer and I’m completely falled in love with it. Thank you in...

are Rosamonte and Cruz de Malta, and I would expect to find them somewhere local with all the transplants! I’m also trying to find the Bombilla (the filter straw used to drink it). I figure there must be some larger...

That was undoubtedly a “bombilla,” a metal straw with a strainer tip that’s used by the Gauchos (and others) to drink yerba mate. Yerba mate (or just “mate,” as it’s commonly referred to in South America) is a popular...

I’m assuming you want Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis). If you have a bombilla and the mate already, you can just get the elobarado leaves. Saquitos are also available. Best selection I’ve found is at Catalina Market...