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Derek
 
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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 16:25:23 GMT, Dada wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:35:15 -0400, Derek > wrote:
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> Yes, I agree with you. The only doubt I had was if I have tried the
> real taste of MATE or not. Maybe it can be a nonsense question, but
> thinking to green tea it cannot. If you try a Sencha using boiling
> water, it's probable you won't obtain the real Sencha taste. Isn't
> true?


True. My experience with Mate was with a friend who brought it up to
the US from Argentina. He had his own gourd and bombilla.

> How many time have you repeated infusion without loosing quality?


I think we got three refills of the gourd before my friend restocked
it.

> I think I am going in the Amazonic forest to take my gourd and cut it
> in the right way to drink MATE. Maybe it would be simplier to buy it.
> How did you got it? Did you found the gourd and bombilla in some tea
> store?


I think it's simpler to buy it. You can probably find it online by
searching for bombilla. Here's one, for example (I searched on
bombilla mate gourd):

http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/dr...7/?cpg=froogle

Derek



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