What is the difference between mate and tereré?
Mate is drunk hot in Argentina, where people take it everywhere, even to work, and in Uruguay, where they walk down the street with the mate and a thermos under the arm; in Paraguay it is drunk cold, with ice, and called tereré, a Guaraní word. Uruguayans drink the most mate per person.
Three countries, one plant
| Argentina | Uruguay | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is drunk | Hot; taken everywhere, even to work | Hot; people walk down the street with the mate and a thermos under the arm | Cold, with ice: tereré |
| What it is called | el mate | el mate | el tereré (a Guaraní word) |
| A note | The yerba grows in Misiones, in the north | Uruguayans drink the most mate per person | UNESCO listed tereré in 2020 |
- Argentines take their mate everywhere, including to work; in Uruguay people walk down the street with the mate and a thermos under their arm.
- In Paraguay it is drunk cold, with ice, and called tereré.
- Uruguayans drink more mate per person than anyone.
En Uruguay, la gente camina por la calle con el mate y un termo bajo el brazo.In Uruguay, people walk down the street with the mate and a thermos under their arm.
En Paraguay se toma frío, con hielo, y se llama tereré.In Paraguay it is drunk cold, with ice, and is called tereré.
Los argentinos se llevan el mate a todas partes, incluso al trabajo.Argentines take their mate everywhere, even to work.
More about Mate
- How does a round of mate work in Argentina and Uruguay?
- Where does yerba mate come from?
- What are the Spanish words for the parts of a mate?
- Mate
Sources
- El mate — Mate
- Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana, Guaraní ancestral drink in Paraguay — UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage