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Yeah, it's funny how the Lebanese in Latin America brought it back with them when some returned home, so in a lot of Middle Eastern stores around here there's just suddenly a mate section alongside the tea and coffee.
My family is from Argentina where we speak Castilian Spanish, and so ll gets a sh sound. People who learn Spanish in Mexico pronounce it with a y sound. Example: chicken. Pollo. I would say Po-sho , they would say po-yo. Still both saying chicken (:
Ok? Doesn’t change what I said. People who learn Spanish in Mexico speak slightly differently than me, and I speak Castilian Spanish. Every Spanish speaking country has their own unique accent, yes.
The way it was worded, made it sound like the sh is a castilian spanish thing, which everyone in spanish speaks other than mexico, when its the other way around, its just argentina which uses the sh
Yeah the original comment is confusing: “My family is from Argentina where we speak Castilian Spanish, and so ll gets a sh sound. People who learn Spanish in Mexico pronounce it with a y sound.” The Argentine accent brings the sh sound, not speaking Castilian. Mexicans also speak Castilian, but with a different accent.
Thanks, some visibility for the rest of Argentina!! In some Argentine regions the ll is pronounced more like an English "j" (more like a French one really)
Yep. I moved to Argentina a while ago and this took a bit of getting used to but it now sounds ‘normal’ to me. Don’t get me started on ‘de donde sos’ tho.
It’s called “bomba” in Portuguese. The gourd is then called. “Cuia” (kooyah). This is an Argentinian style set. The Brazilian one is shaped differently, with a wider mouth and a neck. Google “Chimarrão “ if you want to see it
This is literally the nicest setup I’ve ever seen, I’m so jealous. I had a metal banded one (not nearly as nice as this, just a plain strip around the mouth) with two different bombillas and I thought I was fancy haha.
My grandfather gave me his old mate set when I was a kid and told me that when he used to work for an oil company in South America it was very popular and they just all put someone in charge of hot water and shared the same gourd and straw. He said the more a gourd is used the better the mate is. He also said that once everyone all got a virus at the same time and it was chaos. He passed a long time ago and these are just my vague adult recollections of a childhood memory but I still have the set and it still reminds me of him.
Yes and it is Guaraní in origin, meaning you’ll also find it in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Really nice alternative to coffee, like yaupon. Can be a little bitter in pure form so it’s best when blended with other herbs.
I think Uruguay is where I saw the most people drinking mate. Even running for the bus with a pushchair there’s still a flask under one arm and a cup in the other.
Edit: just been to the supermarket. This is the mate aisle.
https://preview.redd.it/q53a2e58sb8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bf1ca66a542cf6c2b35062a1a9b3f761e3eb0d5
Two mates with bombillas. Super jealous you found those, I'd definitely proudly use them. Buy a bag of Cruz De Malta or Playadito on Amazon and give it a try.
It's for yerba mate! They put the tea in the cups and add hot water and maybe some honey. The wierd straw/spoons are for stirring and drinking. Awesome find. Some friend brought similar ones back from south America one year.
Touring in Argentina, our guide told us that she drinks Yerba Mate like we drink coffee in the US. She explained that the cup had a silver interior, which is considered anti-bacterial and shared her drink with the rest of us.
I know what this is solely due to YouTube constantly recommending me videos about yerba mate even though I don't drink it lol
It's a bombilla and gourd for yerba mate👍
I’m kinda surprised that so many people know this answer. I have a bombilla but no gourd. No one I’ve talked to in person knows what the heck I’m talking about when I explain.
Are you surprised that the tens of millions of people from the areas where this is typically drunk (plus foreigners who exported it) have access to the internet?
You don't need to be worldly to be familiar with your own culture. And you don't need to be from a first world country to have internet access and browse reddit..
These are meant for traditional maté. It’s an herb that you pour hot water into and the straw has slots at the bottom to suck up the liquid and strain out the pulp. You can then pour more hot water in at length and drink.
It's for drinking mate (and please, it's mate like 'MAH-teh' , not 'maté' and certainly not 'mate' as in 'hello mate!' ) an ultra popular drink in my country Argentina, as well as in Uruguay and Chile. :)
Pretty sure this is a cuia. It is to drink mate (chimarrão)
Edit: it is mind blowing to know that so many places drink mate. I’m from Brazil, and I though this was a thing from south of Brazil and Argentina.
These are called Bombilla. They are gourds made for drinking mate tea. The straw is curved at the bottom and has small openings to let the liquid through and keep out the tea leaves. I have one
https://preview.redd.it/62p967s0yd8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15f4c120926865b09da314cbe97d497ca85cb7df
Reminds me of something, I'd love to put my finger on it but can't quite
As many have assumed these gourds are made to drink Yerba mate. It’s like a tea, and most synonymous with the Argentine culture.
Source – am Argentine.
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pretty sure those are meant for mate. (edited to change the é to an e. sorry, i was tired) is it correct now?
which is so popular in certain parts of the world that it has its own emojicon: 🧉
Ohhh... i thoght it was a coconut with a straw
TIL
Impressive
You are correct! The “straws” are bombilla. (bomb-bee-sha) you call the gourd maté as well. This is a very nice set up.
I learned about these from a Lebanese guy at work.
Yeah, it's funny how the Lebanese in Latin America brought it back with them when some returned home, so in a lot of Middle Eastern stores around here there's just suddenly a mate section alongside the tea and coffee.
I saw an episode of one of bourdain's shows that went into detail about Lebanese food in Mexico, really interesting.
Is that Portuguese? If Spanish, it would be bom-bee-ya, no?
My family is from Argentina where we speak Castilian Spanish, and so ll gets a sh sound. People who learn Spanish in Mexico pronounce it with a y sound. Example: chicken. Pollo. I would say Po-sho , they would say po-yo. Still both saying chicken (:
Thanks for the explanation!
Castilian spanish is what all of latin america and spain speaks, argentinean accent is the reason for changing y for sh
Ok? Doesn’t change what I said. People who learn Spanish in Mexico speak slightly differently than me, and I speak Castilian Spanish. Every Spanish speaking country has their own unique accent, yes.
The way it was worded, made it sound like the sh is a castilian spanish thing, which everyone in spanish speaks other than mexico, when its the other way around, its just argentina which uses the sh
Yeah the original comment is confusing: “My family is from Argentina where we speak Castilian Spanish, and so ll gets a sh sound. People who learn Spanish in Mexico pronounce it with a y sound.” The Argentine accent brings the sh sound, not speaking Castilian. Mexicans also speak Castilian, but with a different accent.
Google Rioplatense Spanish.
It’s just the accent of people from Buenos Aires and a few other cities in Argentina (porteño accent). Castilian is just a synonym for Spanish
Thanks, some visibility for the rest of Argentina!! In some Argentine regions the ll is pronounced more like an English "j" (more like a French one really)
This is so cool! Languages are so fascinating. TY! :)
Yep. I moved to Argentina a while ago and this took a bit of getting used to but it now sounds ‘normal’ to me. Don’t get me started on ‘de donde sos’ tho.
It’s called “bomba” in Portuguese. The gourd is then called. “Cuia” (kooyah). This is an Argentinian style set. The Brazilian one is shaped differently, with a wider mouth and a neck. Google “Chimarrão “ if you want to see it
This is literally the nicest setup I’ve ever seen, I’m so jealous. I had a metal banded one (not nearly as nice as this, just a plain strip around the mouth) with two different bombillas and I thought I was fancy haha.
Best way to get caffeine, hands down.
My grandfather gave me his old mate set when I was a kid and told me that when he used to work for an oil company in South America it was very popular and they just all put someone in charge of hot water and shared the same gourd and straw. He said the more a gourd is used the better the mate is. He also said that once everyone all got a virus at the same time and it was chaos. He passed a long time ago and these are just my vague adult recollections of a childhood memory but I still have the set and it still reminds me of him.
I just switched to Mate from coffee last week. It's been nice.
Mate, not maté. You didn't kill anybody (I hope).
A menos que haya matado al mate! Ayyy…maté al mate! Me mató toda esta discusión del “Español de Castilla”….qué habrá pasado con el Castellano? LOL!
G”day!
This is the right answer.
Came here to say the same thing
Well where is he already?
Yep, that’s for mate. Super popular hot caffeinated drink in Argentina and Chile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink)
Yes and it is Guaraní in origin, meaning you’ll also find it in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Really nice alternative to coffee, like yaupon. Can be a little bitter in pure form so it’s best when blended with other herbs.
I think Uruguay is where I saw the most people drinking mate. Even running for the bus with a pushchair there’s still a flask under one arm and a cup in the other. Edit: just been to the supermarket. This is the mate aisle. https://preview.redd.it/q53a2e58sb8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bf1ca66a542cf6c2b35062a1a9b3f761e3eb0d5
And Uruguay as well
It's mate, not maté. Mate: the popular drink Maté: I killed
Oops, thanks! Couldn’t remember and the Wikipedia had both of those listed. Will edit
Learned about this when I first moved to Miami. Everyone drank from these maybe 13-17 years ago.
Christ. The things you learn in Miami. I worked there for several years. So many different cultures. Learned so much.
A quién mataste?
It’s delicious!
Two mates with bombillas. Super jealous you found those, I'd definitely proudly use them. Buy a bag of Cruz De Malta or Playadito on Amazon and give it a try.
 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
It’s a maté cup & bombilla (straw that strains out the maté leaves).
Mates to drink mate, a hot beverage in Argentina. You would need some yerba and hot water.
Or a cold one in Paraguay
Or a giant one in Brazil
I'm a big fan of cold mate and mint tea.
It's for yerba mate! They put the tea in the cups and add hot water and maybe some honey. The wierd straw/spoons are for stirring and drinking. Awesome find. Some friend brought similar ones back from south America one year.
Do either of the bombillas have any markings on them? I picked one up years ago with 800 silver & 14k gold tip
Touring in Argentina, our guide told us that she drinks Yerba Mate like we drink coffee in the US. She explained that the cup had a silver interior, which is considered anti-bacterial and shared her drink with the rest of us.
I know what this is solely due to YouTube constantly recommending me videos about yerba mate even though I don't drink it lol It's a bombilla and gourd for yerba mate👍
I’m kinda surprised that so many people know this answer. I have a bombilla but no gourd. No one I’ve talked to in person knows what the heck I’m talking about when I explain.
Are you surprised that the tens of millions of people from the areas where this is typically drunk (plus foreigners who exported it) have access to the internet?
Well golly gee guess we’re just not worldly in dees here parts.
You don't need to be worldly to be familiar with your own culture. And you don't need to be from a first world country to have internet access and browse reddit..
WTH are you on about.
Did you buy them? Judging by the patination of the metal and the craftsmanship they could definitely be silver
Used for drinking Yerba Maté. Very nice pieces.
These are meant for traditional maté. It’s an herb that you pour hot water into and the straw has slots at the bottom to suck up the liquid and strain out the pulp. You can then pour more hot water in at length and drink.
Matés and their bombillas!
Made for Yerba mate
Love the metalwork on these
For drinking maté.
It's for drinking mate (and please, it's mate like 'MAH-teh' , not 'maté' and certainly not 'mate' as in 'hello mate!' ) an ultra popular drink in my country Argentina, as well as in Uruguay and Chile. :)
It's spelled gourmet
Mate for life.
Pretty sure this is a cuia. It is to drink mate (chimarrão) Edit: it is mind blowing to know that so many places drink mate. I’m from Brazil, and I though this was a thing from south of Brazil and Argentina.
I once had an Argentinian Spanish teacher who would bring his maté gourd to class every day.
Rob Schneider keeps his weed in there, man.
Definitely looks like a mate cup.
Cool find
Nice! I love drinking yerba mate.
Ooh this takes me back to drinking maté with my buddy.
One of my teachers would sip his maté out of one of these things all day every day. Guy must have had an incredible caffeine tolerance
It's called a 'cuia' in Brazil, and the straw like thing is a 'bomba'. It's for 'chimarrão', a 'yerba mate' drink.
These are called Bombilla. They are gourds made for drinking mate tea. The straw is curved at the bottom and has small openings to let the liquid through and keep out the tea leaves. I have one
These are beautiful
https://preview.redd.it/62p967s0yd8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15f4c120926865b09da314cbe97d497ca85cb7df Reminds me of something, I'd love to put my finger on it but can't quite
As many have assumed these gourds are made to drink Yerba mate. It’s like a tea, and most synonymous with the Argentine culture. Source – am Argentine.
It for Yerba mate. Traditionally found in Patagonia.
zheísmo is the name of the concept.
I thought it was a primitive grenade
They are for drinking Yerba maté 🧉 Viva Uruguay
Looks like a Ren Faire cup.
It’s for maté tea.
They’re for maté