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Barbacuá yerba mate, what is it?
Barbacuá yerba mateAmong the many varieties of yerba we can find, yerba mate barbacuá is one that offers a very particular flavor, showing a strong a difference in its productive process.Barbacuá is a name in the Guaraní language that refers to an ancestral process of drying the yerba, precisely developed by this original culture over 400 years ago, which produces a delicate smoky that gives the yerba and the mates that we bake with it an unmistakable flavor and aroma.This process is carried out
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6th Jun 2019
Original Chocotorta Recipe - Delicious Cake with Dulce de Leche and Cookies
Original Chocotorta RecipeThis is, in our opinion, the most classic chocotorta recipe.The typical Argentine dessert prepared by grandmothers, who managed with few ingredients to make this delicious dessert. Then you can see the original chocotorta recipe:Ingredients 400 grs. of cream cheese 400 grs. of dulce de leche 750 grs. of chocolate cookies (you can use 3 packages of 250 g of Chocolinas). 150 grs. of cream 300 grams of milk chocolate 500 cc. milkPreparation In a bowl put the cream c
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19th May 2019
Introduction to Mate and Yerba Mate
Yerba mate is a tea brewed from the stems and branches of the Ilex paraguariensis, a plant that originates from South America.
Yerba mate
contains high levels of antioxidants, minerals and other nutrients that
may help the body achieve a better state of health.
While yerba
mate may seem like a good choice for energy boosts during the day, it
might still cause some of the same side effects as coffee.
If you've ever been to South America,
you've probably noticed a few people sipping
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4th May 2019
How to Properly Make a Mate
To make a good mate you must first know how to prepare it and to have the necessary accessories. We will share with you information destined for mate lovers, who will be able to know by reading what is needed to prepare a great mate and once ready, in which way to make it correctly. Pay attention and surprise all your friends inviting them to share a delicious mate.How to make a good mateFirst, it is necessary to list each and every one of the necessary elements that make the preparation of the
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25th Apr 2019
How Dulce de Leche Was Born
There is a document in the National Historical Museum, in Argentina, that dates the invention of dulce de leche to 1829.
Juan Manuel de Rosas and his political enemy (and cousin brother) Juan Lavalle were about to meet to sign a pact of peace (Pact of Cañuelas) in Rosas' state, in the village of Cañuelas, just outside of Buenos Aires. Lavalle was the first to arrive and, fatigued, lay down on Rosas' cot and fell asleep.
Rosas' maid, while boiling milk with sugar (preparation known at that
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18th Apr 2019