The word Mate derives from the Quichua word "mati", which means glass or recipient for drinking, but it has been generalized as the common name of the fruit of the gourd plant –Lagenaria vulgaris- especially the varieties used to prepare and serve the infusion of Yerba Mate Tea. Nowdays there are lots of gourds made of the most varied materials, destined to prepare this infusion the word maté began to be used to refer also to any kind of container.
        This tea beverage traditionally is served throughout South America. It is also served with a metal drinking straw or tube, called a bombilla, which has a filter attached to the lower end to strain out leaf fragments. The bottom third of the gourd is filled with fire-burned or toasted leaves, and hot water is added. Burnt sugar, lemon juice, and/or milk often is used to flavor the refreshing tea, which occupies a position rivaling that of coffee in the United States. Maté bars are as prevalent in South America as coffee bars are in North America and Europe; maté drinking has deep cultural roots.

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