269159 Fri Apr 20 21:46:16 -0700 2001 5 17 What's My Craving? 0 1418371 Hi , In Manhattan , I'm looking for authentic brand name packaged Yerba Mate from South America . Thanks for your help. Fri Apr 20 21:46:16 -0700 2001 0 briggitebordeaux 1 1418438 I see that nobody has replied to this, and I can't help with yerba in Manhattan. Why don't you take the train to Queens, and get the Mate there? El Molino Argentino (while not a good bakery anymore)in Elmhust does have it. They are at the Grand Ave. stop on the R train. Rio De La Plata (still a good bakery)in Elmhurst(?) has it as well. I don't know how far they are from the subway but there are also 3 Argentine/Uraguayan restaurants within one block. La Urugaya on Roosevelt in Jackson Heights (?) has it, and must be near the subway. I have posted the addresses and such for El Molina and Rio De La Plata recently. Do a scan on the main page or look them up the phone #s/addresses on switchboard.com. Those are just the three I know offhand. Mon May 07 11:24:41 -0700 2001 1418371 0 Jayask 2 1418439 You can also buy it loose at McNulty's specialty coffee and teas on Christopher St in Manhattan, but I think briggite was looking for packaged brands like Barbara or something. At McNulty's it's pricey, though. Mon May 07 19:19:07 -0700 2001 1418438 0 Chowbabe 1 1418441 What is it? (sorry for my ignorance) Tue May 08 06:37:58 -0700 2001 1418371 0 christina z 2 1418452 It is a green tea grown in South America that is most commonly drunk in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay. You put the loose tea in a gourd, and drink it through a silver straw with holes in it called a bombilla. The gourd is passed around for all involved to enjoy, and hot water refilled accordingly. It's an acquired taste, but rather soothing, and it's the ritual that's most important--sharing it with family and friends. Tue May 08 16:57:53 -0700 2001 1418441 0 Chowbabe 1 1418450 A friend of mine sells authentic high quality Pauraguaian Yerba Mate and accoutrement on his web site at Yerba Mate Revolution www.ymrev.com Tue May 08 15:50:48 -0700 2001 1418371 0 scottso