If by ‘good’ you mean ‘addictive and strangely delicious’, then yes. If you are among the uninitiated in one of Argentina’s most sacred cultural and gastronomic traditions (OK Southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay also get to lay claim too) and have never tasted mate, here’s what you might be missing out on.
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The Data Is In: Yerba Mate Is Good For You