Thinking of Coffee

Okay, so you get up in the morning, you've just had a late night surfing the web chatting with all your South American buddies, and then you have to get up at half past 5am. Any typical American is in for a nice morning brew of some really good coffee.

I don´t think I´m really included in the conglomerate of morning coffee lovers out there, but I really do enjoy a sweet taste of my favorite stimulant known as caffeine. I prefer sweet as opposed to bitter, which is why I generally get something blended, or with a lot of sugar added.

One of my world wonderments is the South American drink known as mate. It is a coffee/tea like drink that looks really stylish. Yes, food that looks stylish. The mate gourds are incredibly sweet looking, and the metal straws are even more drawing. I´ve never tried the drink myself, but the custom looks really sociable and like a lot of great fun. Although I will admit that I would probably not be much of a fan of the taste of the drink, without a bunch of sugar, I can say that I though it would be really fun to try.

You can read more about the Mate drink at Wikipedia(Credit for photo). In case you didn't notice I've added a cuisine category, as it seems there are several entries that feature different cuisine from South America. Enjoy your coffee!

After the fact I decided to add another photo of Mate that my friend from Argentina sent me, and that consequently inspired this blog in the first place.