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Yerba Mate is what coffee wishes it was (found it post coffee crash)
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Date: May 5th, 2025 6:07 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha I've been addicted to coffee for the last 20+ years — drinking 3 to 4 strong Italian macchiatos a day.
I'd sometimes drink it on an empty stomach to avoid stuffing my face and getting fat. Often I ended up wrecking my stomach lining and getting ulcers. After the last episode, I had to quit for a month and went searching for a decent substitute. Matcha? Weak. Black tea? Lol. Then I found Yerba Mate.
Bros, this is the real shit. Total game-changer. You need to both prepare it and drink it the proper way (YouTube vid below) or it won't work. I'm down to 1–2 coffees a day (for the taste) and 2–4 mates (for the clean high and energy boost). Best discovery I've made in years. Argentinians were right all along. I wish I'd found this shit 20 years ago.
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Date: May 5th, 2025 7:30 AM Author: Kink-friendly Philosopher-king Lodge but how come everyone who’s into yerba mate has to be a crossfit-level obsessive snob about it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48904460) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 7:36 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Everyone who? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48904478) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 7:39 AM Author: exhilarant violet newt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48904480) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 7:40 AM Author: irradiated senate We used to drink this in the college cafeteria and yell “MATEEE!!”
It gives you a little buzz that differs from caffeine, but it is certainly not a replacement for caffeine, less of a pick me up.
I think there’s concerns about cancer too, or maybe that’s just from the really hot temp people drink it at.
I’ll drink it every once in a while if I want to cut back on coffee. |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 11:42 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha If you didn't feel the effect, you weren't drinking it the way it's shown in the video. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48905141) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:32 AM Author: cheese-eating generalized bond Yerba mate *is* caffeinated nunbnuts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48970003) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 11:48 AM Author: Cordovan parlour So you replaced 4 coffees w 2 coffees + 4 yerbas mate? Which taste like scalding hot IPAs btw and cannot be enjoyed unless you have extensive Inca DNA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48905172) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 12:10 PM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha You don't drink them for the taste, but for the 180 gakking.
Lol at needing Inca DNA to enjoy it. I was checking out Amazon reviews of some of these products, they order it even to Japan. Lmao |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 12:23 PM Author: Cordovan parlour Are you not familiar with the extensive Japanese obsession with the Pacific side of South America? It's like AZN pussy to jewish American dorks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48905310) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:26 AM Author: cheese-eating generalized bond Well then it's interesting that yerba mate isn't drunk on the Pacific coast or in any of the Inca countries It's drunk only in Paraguay, Uruguay, and aArgentina |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 12:12 PM Author: motley main people locus I thought Yerba was poisonous to all except those with Inca DNA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48905268) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 12:22 PM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha The only real danger is the same as with coffee or tea: drinking it too hot, which increases the risk of esophageal cancer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48905307) |
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Date: May 5th, 2025 12:25 PM Author: motley main people locus phew. luke warm yerba for all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48905320) |
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Date: May 6th, 2025 3:31 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Is that how you drink your coffee? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48907380) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:27 AM Author: cheese-eating generalized bond It's not even drunk in any of the countries where the inca Empire existed. It's drunk in the whitest countries in the Americas including the whitest (Uruguay) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48969997) |
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Date: May 16th, 2025 10:04 AM Author: Effete property trump supporter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48936473) |
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Date: May 16th, 2025 10:04 AM Author: Effete property trump supporter update? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48936474) |
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Date: May 16th, 2025 10:06 AM Author: Massive plaza linked to esphageal cancer in non spics (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48936484) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:31 AM Author: cheese-eating generalized bond No it's not. Did you guys get this from a retarded flame Twitter thread or something? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48970001) |
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Date: May 16th, 2025 10:30 AM Author: Cowardly grizzly coldplay fan “3 to 4 strong Italian macchiatos”
lol fag |
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Date: May 27th, 2025 5:40 PM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Update: I'm done with coffee at this point. Yerba mate is my drink now. I add cloves and cardamom, and it gives me clean energy and focus, with a surprisingly calming effect. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48965810) |
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Date: May 27th, 2025 5:56 PM Author: Dashing godawful garrison Can you give me 101? Do I really need the gourd? Any way to do this at the office without looking like an eccentric? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48965860) |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 5:29 AM Author: Curious Sepia Associate Ticket Booth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48966822) |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 5:30 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha It's really not that hard. I started with a regular cup while waiting for my gourd from Amazon. Totally doable. The bombilla is a must though—I tried drinking without it and had to filter the leaves with my teeth out of desperation for the caffeine. It worked, but the bombilla is 100x better. This video breaks it down nicely. It's honestly that simple: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9OuQfmamdLc
I bought RosaMonte (super strong) and Playadito (mild) and mixed them, but that's just my thing.
I've got a sweet tooth, so I wasn't crazy about the taste. I brewed water with a tea I like and added a bit of stevia, then used that to steep the yerba mate. You don't need to do that, it's something I found tasty. You might actually like the plain flavor. But honestly, what matters is the effect.
If you're doing this at work, just bring a big thermos. I wouldn't care what people think, some might even be curious and ask about it. |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 12:25 PM Author: slate rough-skinned national security agency Seems expensive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48967674) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 4:17 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Buy it at a store that caters to immigrants (like in Hispanic neighborhoods) instead of on Amazon. It'll cost you half as much. You only need to buy the gourd and mate straw once, those will last forever.
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Date: May 27th, 2025 6:11 PM Author: mind-boggling home volcanic crater what does it taste like? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48965921) |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 7:00 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Like wood and leaves, lol. If you like certain teas, you can brew your tea and use that infusion to drink the yerba mate. I drink it for the energy+focus, not for the flavor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48966878) |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 7:03 AM Author: Dark sneaky criminal hairy legs (Yerba Mate salesman) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48966879) |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 12:09 PM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Orly? I didn't leave any links for you to purchase from me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48967586) |
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Date: May 28th, 2025 9:38 PM Author: pungent church building factory reset button damn, i can't do caffeine anymore but i would like some cancer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48969343) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:12 AM Author: aphrodisiac space alpha Are you implying most coffee drinkers are getting cancer? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48969981) |
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Date: May 29th, 2025 8:29 AM Author: Sickened range Gay (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2],#48969998) |