271300 Thu Jul 15 17:56:29 -0700 2004 5 17 What's My Craving? 0 1428991 Is there anywhere you can buy this in Manhattan. And I mean the loose tea, not the little bags. Thanks. Thu Jul 15 17:56:29 -0700 2004 0 Nathan Mee 1 1429009 Nathan, I don't know where to find Mate, but if you walk in to the numerous Argentine restaurants in Manhattan or Queens and ask them, perhaps they can tell you which local market carries it! Fri Jul 16 18:07:28 -0700 2004 1428991 0 dfoodman 2 1429430 i would recommend buying it in corona, queens. (i think around corona ave./91st st.) there are a couple of butcher shops and a c-town grocery store that carry many brands of mate: rosamonte, nobleza gaucha, santa cruz, taragui, etc. they sell it in the kilo bags you get in argentina. much cheaper, i am sure, than any place you will find in manhattan. Tue Sep 14 18:17:49 -0700 2004 1429009 0 guerita 3 1429738 There are two places in Jackson Heights that are easy to get to and have yerba mate & accessories pretty cheap. Take the 7 Train to the 82nd St - Jackson Hts stop. Nice neighborhood. La Nueva Bakeria @ 86-10A 37th Avenue at 86th St (I think - isn't that the ways Queens addresses work?) 718 507 2339 Really good selection of mate here, including Union, Tarragui, Rosamonte, Cruz de Malta and several others with orange, lemon and apple available as well. It's really reasonable here - I got a kilo of Nobleza Gaucha for $3 and a half kilo of Union Manzana for $3. That's Argentina pricing. There's also an Uruguay place: El Chivito D'Oro restaurant has some as well: 84-02 37th Ave 718 424 0600 both places sell mates (the cups) and bombillas (straws) as well. Not so cheap, but well made. This place also looked like it had a really good parrilla going too. Just another item of interest - Uruguayans are wild about Mate (I think just a little more than the Argies, even) - I didn't think to ask, but they might also be able to get some of those cool leather cases that hold everything for mate that so many people in Uruguay seemed to have when I was there. Link: http://www.elchivitodeoro.com/ Tue Nov 02 09:14:22 -0800 2004 1429430 0 kwon 3 1431195 I live in Annapolis Maryland, if anyone knows where I can buy in the Annapolis area Yerba mate it would be much appreciated. Thanks Horacio Sun May 08 17:52:03 -0700 2005 1429430 0 Horacio Luvelo 4 1431196 Hi Horacio- If you are looking for a local source, in the Annapolis area for Yerba Mate you will want to post your query on your local D.C. board. The What's My Craving board is specific to New York city area only. If you are looking for a national distribution source via mail order/web order, please post your query on the General Topics board. We will be removing your query here. Thanks. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/midatlantic/boards/dc/dc.html Sun May 08 19:28:26 -0700 2005 1431195 2 The Chowhound Team