Иван on Nostr: After some time, I can say that I wasn't entirely right. In Russia, there’s a vast ...
After some time, I can say that I wasn't entirely right. In Russia, there’s a vast selection of yerba from Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay, but the situation with accessories is much worse. It’s almost impossible to buy a small steel bombilla for Uruguayan mate. Only alpaca bombillas priced like real silver are available, or cheap Chinese bombillas made for Argentine leaf cut (I have one and am fully satisfied with it, but it’s challenging to drink finely ground yerba with it).
All the gourds on the market are steel cups from China. There are no wooden ones. Getting a gourd made of Palo Santo is impossible. Even the cheaper ones (calden) are very hard to find and not cheap (starting at $10). The gourds made of pumpkin are of very low quality and are also expensive (starting at $60). There are many souvenir items that are not suitable for real use. People don't know the difference and still drink from it anyway.
How did it happen that there’s plenty of yerba on the market, but nothing to drink it from? I analyzed several popular marketplaces and came to the conclusion that Russians drink yerba out of anything and very often drink it like tea (cocido).
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All the gourds on the market are steel cups from China. There are no wooden ones. Getting a gourd made of Palo Santo is impossible. Even the cheaper ones (calden) are very hard to find and not cheap (starting at $10). The gourds made of pumpkin are of very low quality and are also expensive (starting at $60). There are many souvenir items that are not suitable for real use. People don't know the difference and still drink from it anyway.
How did it happen that there’s plenty of yerba on the market, but nothing to drink it from? I analyzed several popular marketplaces and came to the conclusion that Russians drink yerba out of anything and very often drink it like tea (cocido).
#matestr