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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: Bipolar sepia field 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: bright soggy affirmative action keepsake machete 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: chrome station (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: Unholy gaping 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Rough-skinned Chocolate Senate Elastic Band 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: Opaque Contagious Site Sneaky Criminal 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Opaque Contagious Site Sneaky Criminal 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: Rough-skinned Chocolate Senate Elastic Band 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: Coiffed learning disabled locale 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Coiffed learning disabled locale 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Rough-skinned Chocolate Senate Elastic Band 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: umber fanboi hominid (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: umber fanboi hominid 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: titillating therapy double fault 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: Rough-skinned Chocolate Senate Elastic Band 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: crystalline fluffy hunting ground “3 to 4 strong Italian macchiatos”
lol fag |
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Date: May 27th, 2025 5:40 PM Author: Bipolar sepia field 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: Ruddy sickened 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: sadistic gas station (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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Exciting disgusting hospital mad-dog skullcap 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Rusted crackhouse kitty cat 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: vigorous temple (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: Bipolar sepia field 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: Drunken offensive house philosopher-king 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: Bipolar sepia field 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: diverse cream mediation lettuce Gay (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5720550&forum_id=2#48969998) |