Sharing Yerba Mate: How South America's Most Popular Drink Defined a Region

by Rebekah E. Pite

Book Overview

Drinking yerba mate is a daily, communal ritual that has brought together South Americans for some five centuries. In lively prose and with vivid illustrations, Rebekah E. Pite explores how this Indigenous infusion, made from the naturally caffeinated leaves of a local holly tree, became one of the most distinctive and widely consumed beverages in the region. Latin American food and commodity studies have focused on consumption in the global north,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146967453X
• ISBN13: 9781469674537
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"