Tereré

Tereré particularly in Paraguay, but also in the northeastern part of Argentina, in the Chaco region of Bolivia and in west-central parts of Brazil is a ( state of Mato Grosso do Sul ), a popular traditional drink. It is a tea made from Mate infused with ice water.

Consumption

Especially in periods of heat and in the subtropical area of ​​Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay Tereré is the hot cooked Mate preferred during the day due to the high temperatures. Often the Tererétrinken is celebrated in a round with friends, the drinking vessel is passed around. The youngest person gives out there, and everyone drinks while the guampa each one in turn. In Paraguay Tereré has a special cultural significance.

Preparation

As with mate tea, a special vessel ( in Paraguay guampa called ) filled with the Yerba about half that Yerba moistened slightly and pressed firmly and then doused with ice water. This is usually crushed herbs that yuyos so-called or remedios refrescantes such as peppermint added. Drunk it is with the bombilla, a metal drinking tube at the lower end has a kind of sieve, so you mittrinkt no leaf pieces. Unlike the - made ​​from pumpkin - calabash, is prepared in the conventional Mate, the guampa is lathed mostly from cow horn with ornaments of silver or other metal, or wood. The bombilla is often made ​​of real silver.

In Argentina Tereré is sometimes drunk with the juice of citrus fruits and occasionally even with carbonated drinks.

Origin

It is not sure when the custom Tereré drinking began, but in Paraguay told you the story that soldiers began during the Chacokrieges, cold to drink mate, in order to kindle no fire need that would betray their position. This is however doubtful, as even the natives ( Guaraní ) had cold infusion drinks. Thus it can be assumed that those soldiers have possibly discovered the drink again. However, the Guaraní Tereré not drank in its present form. The custom of Tererétrinkens was only after the arrival of Europeans.

The Paraguayans call by the Guaraní expression Tereré rupa (literally " the Tereré bed " or "the Tereré silence" ) is a traditional second breakfast, which is taken during the morning, before the first Tereré to register so that the cold drink not so much hits the stomach.

• Tea-like drink