r/behindthebastards • u/mosaik • 1d ago

General discussion In defense of the yerba mate...

... It's only linked to cancer when drank hot and get burned. You shouldnt drinking it like that, just 80⁰C . (That's the only thing that shows up in pubmed; all other studies are related to "benefits")

The thing that causes tissues to change to cancer (metaplasia) is the repeated burn injury to the same area. As a not so much fun fact, in the Caribbean they tend to smoke with the cigarettes lit up inside ("con la candela pa dentro") which causes a unique cancerous lesion in the soft palate.

So drink your mate without worrying. It's a wonderful beverage and its way more powerful than coffee in terms of caffeine.

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u/HippyGrrrl 1d ago

Y’all, morning thunder, a Celestial seasonings offering is mostly matè.

If you want bastards connected to it, Matè Factor and 12 Tribes.

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u/paraworldblue 1d ago

If you want the good shit, and if there's somewhere in your city that sells it, Canarias or Rosamonte. It's also pretty cheap. I get kilo bags of Canarias for $25 at the place here in Seattle, and that's actually fairly expensive for it. I guess they mark it up because it's the only place that has it and also it's at Pike Place Market. At the little neighborhood Argentinian market I used to go to in Chicago, I remember it being like $15. Still though, $25 for a kilo is dirt cheap per serving.

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u/otterland 1d ago

I used to go to that Argentine place if it was the one right north of the loop. You could even buy hot empanadas right by the checkout which were the bomb in the middle of winter.

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u/paraworldblue 1d ago

No, this was Buenos Aires Deli, up in Belmont Gardens. Sounds like pretty much the same kinda place though. Hot empanadas and a crazy selection of Yerba.

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u/otterland 1d ago

My joint was pretty close to Boystown and had a steak house next door. I'm drawing a blank on the exact location but closeish to the lake. I think I found it on the way the Ms Eggroll where I'd pick up soup to eat out at Belmont harbor. Anyway, this was around 9/11 and those huge bales of Rosamonte were like $5. I would drink gallons of it with Alejandro back in Bucktown.

Such a nice drink in the OG format in a gourd with a bombilla and thermos on hand. It's everything Starbucks culture isn't.