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@tripplehelix @amin @solusspider

Actually, I found a brand of #YerbaMate that's quite pleasant, and also more finely ground than the brands I was using before.

So now I'm brewing with a lot less #stevia, and no more fruit juice.

It's Canarias Serena, for those who may be curious.

I beg my Argentinian friends' forgiveness, but I'm not going back to those brands. Canarias is the GOAT.

Me (shopping around on #LexCorp): Mmm, this 12oz #YerbaMate gourd I got is just way too big. I can never finish it in a day. Oh, this 8oz one looks really nice! It's only $9!

*POOF* A winged, portly lady wearing sweatpants and a hoodie appears amidst a shimmering blue light, hovering in my room. She is holding a magic wand, which may actually be a miniature magical rubber stress-relieving mallet.

Me: "WHO ARE YOU?!?"

ACFG: "Why silly Dane, I'm your anti-consumerist fairy godmother!"

Me: "Anti-Consumerist Fairy Godmother!?"

ACFG: "Yes, but you don't have to capitalize my name. I'm chill."

Me: "Oh. Well, hi, anti-consumerist fairy godmother. What do you want??"

ACFG: "To bop you on your cute little forehead and to remind you that you don't HAVE to buy a new mate, you can just pour in less yerba, you lunkhead!"

*BONK!*

The world goes dark for a moment. Feeling slightly dizzy, I open my eyes. I close the amazon window and go on about my day.

#FediStory #Humor #AntiConsumerism #Consumerism

Пачынаю дзень з ерба матэ 🧉

#yerbamate #photography

Ordered a half-kilo bag #Canarias Serena, and tried it just now.
DANG, it's good. Smokier than the Argentinian brands, but less grassy. If I had known I'd enjoy it so much, I would've sprung for the kilo bag.

#YerbaMate #NoItsNotThatKindOfGrass

That https://www.matejusto.com.ar/mate-justo/ is really tempting me 😅
I guess I'll need to look whether there's someone going between #Argentine and #EU that could carry one 😅

#Yerba #Mate #YerbaMate #Tea @tea
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@tripplehelix @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @sotolf @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo @amin

Lol, yeah.

"Mmmmm, grassy and musty! Num nummm!!!!"

God bless the #Argentinians that are probably trying to look up my address to choke me right now. XD

#YerbaMate

But yeah, a wee splash of cranberry juice and an eyedropper-full of stevia extract in the hot water thermos really hits the spot.

I just got some Canarias Serena in the mail, so I'm looking forward to trying it tomorrow. It's probably fairly strong compared to the Argentinian brands I've had before.

@tripplehelix @alatartheblue @kudzu @dmoonfire @thedoctor @krafter @clayton @roguefoam @fbievan @orbitalmartian @joel @dm @sotolf @btp @adamsdesk @jlw_the_jobber @gorkmo @amin

I feel attacked. XD

Let's just say it's a constant struggle.

My best productivity was probably for the first two weeks on my first #ADHD medication, and then it went back to normal, no matter how many meds I tried.

So, now I'm off all of the adhd, depression, and anxiety meds. I kinda used them to get a feel for what it was like for my brain to function normally, and I just do my best to maintain THAT.

Also, I keep harping on this like a freaking #INFLUENCER, but #YerbaMate has been the very best long-term ADHD remedy I've found so far. Very stable and strong uplift. Regular tea is like riding an escalator, coffee is like a rocket that explodes half the time, mate is like a 737.
Just perfect.

After #brewing #yerba for a while mostly in french press, and previously in a mug, I figured I'll try to replicate the "authentic" experience, put a lot of it in a small cup (around/under 200ml, filled about half), and as per "some video" poured some hot water to be absorbed, then pouring hot water from a thermos and drinking soon after that.
News at 11, if you make it different it comes out different 🤣
Better? No idea, but at least for now the novelty amuses me :)
#tea #YerbaMate @tea

Putting in a splash of cranberry juice (and a good number of drops of #stevia extract) in the hot water I use to brew my #YerbaMate is a total #GameChanger.

Makes the drink much more enjoyable to my unrefined palate.

It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the leaves of Yerba that thoughts acquire speed, the mate acquires stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.

#YerbaMate #Dune #NoItsNotGrass #NotAControlledSubstance

My search for "#yerba on the go" led me to exitence of "Yerbomos" - a container specifically designed for this, with somewhat interesting operation (see image descriptions). But most are mostly plastic... And then someone mentioned Mate Justo https://www.matejusto.com.ar/mate-justo/ which is nice and all steel, but doesn't exist outside of Argentina, apparently 😅

#YerbaMate #tea @tea

@jorgaborg @amin @tripplehelix

Not me, I'm a total Puritan when it comes to chemicals.

I mean, I'm not puritanical to others that live differently than me, I happily sit next to people at bars and drink my soda or whatever, but from personal experience, knowing my own tendencies, my personal past, I never touch the stuff.

The closest I ever get to intoxicants/drugs is communion wine and a good strong cuppa tea or coffee (or #YerbaMate).

No, I came from a country where it was normal to eat on the floor, even for middle-class families.

Sadly, that is no longer a habit of mine.

I remember going to the Japanese Gardens in San Francisco about a decade ago and seeing a little Japanese lady sitting on her knees for several minutes and doing inventory on the very bottom shelf of the gift shop, right on the floor.

My knees hurt for her, but she didn't seem to be in any discomfort.

I can't help but think that I must not be a very serious #YerbaMate drinker if my favorite part of drinking mate is when it gets very mellow towards the end.

...and I'm drinking a very mellow brand, to begin with (#Playadito). ;)

@tea I guess there's also https://kambukka.com/en-en/collections/accessories/products/tea-catcher-new which both should let me brew #yerba in the cup, and use the cup for other drinks if I felt like it. Though I do worry a bit that the holes in the strainer may be somewhat large for the dust in some yerbas 🤔
#yerbamate

Any opinions on how to have #yerba on the go (most likely while #biking)? The two ways that mostly come up are:
1) a thermal mug kind of thing where you pour only hot water in, with an attachment at the top where you put yerba, and suck the hot water in and suck out the drink through a separate straw with a filter, e.g. https://allegro.pl/oferta/yerbomos-x-cebador-all-in-one-450ml-matero-termos-do-yerba-mate-i-bombilla-16168888136 or https://allegro.pl/oferta/oranzada-matermo-yerbomos-black-z-logo-580-ml-17470343757
2) thermos in which you brew it, and just pour ready drink, e.g. https://allegro.pl/oferta/termos-do-yerba-mate-8-0-z-duzym-sitkiem-800ml-termometr-led-herbata-kawa-16102053972
#yerbamate @tea