I'm an Argie. I've tried mate in all its forms. I liked mate cocido as a young kid, but not anymore. I've of course tried tereré as well. My wife is a heavy mat

I'm an Argie. I've tried mate in all its forms. I liked mate cocido as a young kid, but not anymore. I've of course tried tereré as well. My wife is a heavy mate drinker, and she takes it with a spoonful of sugar -- tried it, didn't like it either. Nothing could make me like it now, trust me. Just pointing out the parent commenter thought he was buying a kind of herbal tea, which mate is not, and he prepared it wrong (though I suppose mate en saquitos is the closest to a tea). No surprise he didn't enjoy it! Calling mate "a hipster thing" hints at ignorance, don't you think? It's like calling green tea a hipster thing just because you aren't used to it. Millions of Chinese people would disagree!