I've been drinking mate since before I could walk and I would disagree. It's an acquired taste but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's 'not consumed for flavor'

I've been drinking mate since before I could walk and I would disagree. It's an acquired taste but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's 'not consumed for flavor'. I do something similar to what you do with mint tea instead of oolong for the summertime. A kind of terere cocido I guess lol.