Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:42 PM PDT
- The ancient drink of health and friendship.
- The weird silver thing Argentinians carry around.
- The reason porteños don’t need to sleep.
The answer is Maté.
It has more caffeine than tea and coffee put together. Probably. You suck it through a metal straw and then pass it on to your friend. But what does it really taste like? And how does it make you feel?
In the name of science, we invited our friend Fer round to the offices of Señor Suitcase to show us how it’s really done.
Watch how it’s done here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKWxMTgcLag