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Tereré

Name: Tereré
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Paraguay
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Yerba Mate Leaves; 1 handful Fresh mint leaves; 1 Lemongrass; 1L Water; To taste Ice; 1/2 Lemon

Dessert

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Yerba mate with cold water and herbs, shared around — Paraguay's national drink.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tereré is yerba mate brewed with cold water, and in Paraguay people share one cup (guampa) among friends all day long. Its hallmark is adding crushed medicinal herbs (yuyos) such as mint and lemongrass, and the custom was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2020. Drinking it in the shade on a hot afternoon is a supreme pleasure.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot Paraguayan afternoon, friends gathered in the shade pour cold water from an iced thermos into a horn cup and pass it around in turn.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Yerba Mate Leaves 4 tbsp
Fresh mint leaves 1 handful
Lemongrass 1
Water 1L
Ice To taste
Lemon 1/2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Lightly bruise the mint and lemongrass to release their aroma.
Put water, ice, and the herbs in a pitcher to chill.
Fill a cup or guampa about half full with yerba mate and insert the bombilla (filter straw).
Pour in the cold herb water and drink through the straw.
When finished, refill with water and pass to the next person.

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