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Opinions are mixed on the perfect cup of tea but we are going to give it a shop. We have decided to exclude added ingredients "condiments" due to the nature and over all taste of tea in general. Follow these steps when making 1 cup of tea with 1 (3 gram) tea bag.

To start making your favorite Mendo Maté blend of tea bags using the sun, follow these steps. Remember that you can do anything with our tea bags that you can with other popular brands of tea.

To make organic yerba maté in a saucepan, pot or stockpot. Use the following steps.

Smoked yerba maté refers to the method of drying the plant cut and leaf cut of the yerba maté plant at harvest. This method of drying the leaves is old and more "traditional" stated by some of the first Europeans to visit N. Argentina.

Cooking With Organic Yerba Maté

Unsmoked yerba maté refers to the method of drying the plant cut and leaf cut of the harvested yerba maté. Unsmoked yerba maté is dried using a "tumble" technique and hot dry air blown on the leaves.

The traditional gourd or "Maté" is used for drinking yerba maté and is grown from various types of plants and trees. Namely from the squash family. In Argentina and other heavily consuming yerba maté counties the gourd has taken on the role of a traditional drinking vassal. The gourd or "Maté" is the oldest known devise for consuming yerba maté.    

The Bombilla (bom-bee-ah) is a traditional straw with a spring or whole like filter on the opposing end of the drinking tip. The Bombilla is used traditionally to drink yerba maté tea with a plant gourd.

The purpose of this device is to allow the individual to drink yerba maté tea in the traditional South American style.