The best Summer drink you have never heard of (unless you are German)

[@FlavorLab]

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[@antonjensen9996]

hmmm...

[@TheUnamedPerson]

Very Sus yet, I Love It❤

[@ironsnowflake1076]

too much tea 😁

[@maja1441]

well it's soon halloween...

[@Mz.AmayaHyde]

omg now flavor lab lore (honestly im prolly not going to really be paying too much attention to it but it'll be interesting to watch with my dose of food knowledge)

[@AnimiHFR]

We have something tangentially similar in Argentina, called Tereré. It's basically yerba mate done the traditional way, in a gourd with metal straw, but instead of hot water using cold fruit juice, especially citrus.

[@neiem]

I was thinking the same wachin 🤙

[@pxlbltz]

As a German, I can confirm that it's very popular here and I personally like it a lot but I also have to say, the Mate flavour is not everyone's cup of tea.. 😉

[@azalago]

Yeah, I've tried this and I wasn't a huge fan. I HAVE tried homemade Kirsch-Banane before, that stuff is very delicious.

[@4Simmix4]

never had it

[@EncarnacionFigueroa-jg7ut]

@@azalago k PP uuk OKI ipp0

[@itshel2677]

Can you explain to me why we like mate so much? I often describe it as cigarette water and while it isn't accurate at all it's very accurate. Also Cub Mate is the way to go MioMio Mate is a good alternative and Lamate is just rubbish.

[@ReNeyer]

What do you mean, I am absolutely addicted to Ashtray water?!

[@Don__]

It mixes even better with rum, lime, and brown sugar.

[@erikdesmet9445]

we do like a good tschunk

[@WarmeGrapefruit]

I know many people love it but i cant stop thinking about a ashtray when drinking it. (Only know the premade stuff) Love to see a new video

[@its_alex1621]

What do you mean by "ashtray"?

[@yasu11]

Many people say that Club Mate tastes like an ashtray the first time you drink it (maybe after that too, but by then you will like the flavour)

[@merce5434]

To find out my fav culinary youtuber made a vid on how to make my all time fav, but lesser known soft drink TWICE, is trully a blessing. Considering you already made cola, and club mate separately, i highly advise you to make a vid on Club Mate Cola!

[@katl8825]

I'm all for more non-alcoholic drink recipes, thank you for sharing!

[@VKTR_Tech]

Brazilians be like: Hold my Capirinha! And drink it!

[@shawneeluciani1385]

Highly recommend you make/try shrub. It's a fruity, sweet vinegar drink. Kinda tastes similar to kombucha. Definitely our new favorite summer drink.

[@Exarian]

Also I heard Switchel is a similar drink, probably related, where you make it out of apple cider vinegar and sweet (not blackstrap) molasses.

[@SMNACTUALLY]

Just made it, but I also zested my citrus and put it to steep with the mate. It is SO GOOD!

[@zickzack9059]

mate is also a very good alternative for coffee, don't forget that

[@Fairyslash]

oh, is this related to 'yerba mate", which I learned about from animal crossing?

[@Manawyrm]

Club-Mate also mixes very well as "Tschunk", a popular cocktail. Basically Cuba Libre, but with Mate instead of Cola: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club-Mate#Tschunk

[@ahemschmeyer]

Thx for the recipe! Made it and brought it to work to share. three people asked for the recipe.

[@FlavorLab]

Yaaaay I love hearing this!

[@michelhv]

You can buy fizzy sweet flavoured maté in most grocery stores in Québec.

[@BehindTheMustche]

This channel has always had such great potiental in various directions. I’m excited to see where it goes

[@dmf13]

It's kinda weird being from Brazil and have Mate tea with lemon being described as a German drink.

[@JoaoVitor-xi6gd]

Pra caralho kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@JoaoVitor-xi6gd]

Eu fiquei até em duvida no começo se eu ouvi mate mesmo ou matcha, pq ele falou até q era meio dificil achar mate lá kkkkkkkkkk

[@TheBurgerkrieg]

it's not the same thing, it's just based on the same ingredient

[@stevenjacobs2750]

Club maté is the most popular soft drink in parts of Germany. It is maté but it is not like how Brazilians or Argentinians have mate ime (flat, usually unsweetened, with the little gourd cup and filter straw)

[@jakżeszjasięuspokoję]

@@stevenjacobs2750 club mate is basically a terere in a bottle...

[@s.u.s.a.n.a]

I ❤️ Club Mate

[@halvarf]

I see it quite a lot here in Prague in Czech Republic, which is definitely outside of Germany.

[@bastiat691]

Should have peeled the citrus and infused the peels with the tea leaves! Rookie move :D

[@saal0]

Exactly what I was thinking! Get those aromatics!

[@cscss2923]

Materva is a soda that's sold in the States, especially in areas with a Latino population. But it's fairly mild and very sweet. I prefer making my own because it's quite easy to make to one's own taste like you've shown.

[@ahemschmeyer]

I made sure to spill some of tea leaves on the counter. Thx for letting me know this is mandatory

[@flrancid]

I just made this today and I love it. Thanks for this!

[@FlavorLab]

That's amazing!!!

[@AnotherAyushRaj]

Finally. Something nthat is not cursed on this channel

[@iamrobmat]

Try making hop tea out of citra hop, tastes amazing!

[@antonhuman8446]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@AE1OU]

Could I just steep the mate tea with sugar and in another glass just muddle in sliced oranges and lemons then pour in the mate tea into the glass and top with ice? Would the flavor profile be similar if I had made a big batch and chill in the fridge?

[@jessine]

I had just thought about trying to make this at home a few days ago, perfect! Cheers!

[@laurasnow7822]

It’s popular in Brooklyn.

[@MatheusCayresdeMello]

I think it could work with some ginger, and with honey as a sweetener

[@xmuzel]

I'm German and the first time I ordered it, I pronounced it like it was in English. Man everybody laughed xD

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

I actually found a bottle of club mate at World Market recently. Couldnt say if I liked it or not, but it was interesting

[@DatBlockSG]

you'll get used to it

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

Sweet, smoky and citrusy? You should try Suanmeitang (if you can).

[@patricioiasielski8816]

How in earth is this a GERMAN thing? Here in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay we have mate in its veins instead of blood. Great recipe too.

[@romangiertych5198]

Club Mate specifically, is German. That is the citrusy mate-based drink he made, rather than just mate

[@patricioiasielski8816]

@@romangiertych5198 i know, it was somewhat of an ironical question... i can't believe we're not drinking this here, thats it.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

We have coca. -Sincerely, Peru

[@murti1565]

Its also carbonated. Its more of a soda then a tea

[@Headhunter-5000]

Club Mate was the first brand in Germany selling a mate based soda. Many other brands followed. Some of them do less or now gas in it and use higher quality mate (brewed mate instead of a concentrate). My personal favourite: ChariTea Mate

[@B00Rad]

Oh snap! We're getting lore!

[@jordanloux3883]

So basically it's a German Arnold Palmer? Sounds refreshing! Though I'd probably want to leave the sparking water out. Do you have to dilute the drink?

[@DCSantaClara]

Adolph Palmer?

[@hypotheticaltapeworm]

Yerba mate is not German, it's from South America.

[@DatBlockSG]

​@@hypotheticaltapewormYes, but the video is about Club Mate, a Yerba mate based soft drink from Germany

[@drawbyyourselve]

Ah yes, You can use sparkling water for the real deal experience XD There is a saying: "If you dont like Mate, you are not a Berliner." we do like it very much. The first time it will taste like a car ashtray you licked generously and then you take another sip, then another, and another....

[@Enigamis]

Hey this a great channel been enjoying a lot of the videos. I heard through the grape vine that you enjoyed the story of the time i ate strawberry cream cheese lox on a garlic bagel. I hope to inspire future food crimes!

[@Imblu95]

I JUST MADE IT, IT HITS HARDS HOLY F!

[@iQKyyR3K]

German here: I love Club Mate, but it tastes like licking out an ashtray. Definitely an acquired taste.

[@meaningfulmakings]

In Germany it has a cult following. Thank you for this.

[@K-a-n-d-i-s]

What doesn't mix well with vodka apart from hmmm, bread?

[@JustMe-12345]

😂 this is THE drink at universities in Switzerland as well… 75mg caffeine per can (el tony mate) Yea… the aluminum-recycling can in med school libraries looked super full last exam season… I love it

[@firmaneffendi2801]

Somehow I created the same drink before I even know this is a real thing. I thought it was a childish creation of drink that I enjoy up to this day 😅

[@josephlucatorto4772]

when you see it you will shit bricks...

[@Handplottedblackhole]

Flavor Lab x Hedley & Bennett colab when???

[@Eli-el4ls]

I feel a lot of angry Argentinians coming for desecrating their Yerba maté

[@ERMVET1986]

Gringos haciendo tereré be like:

[@dmf13]

pillars of German cuisine, sauerkraut and Yerba mate

[@Unassuming_Gay]

soy de españa y estaba super confundido viendo esto. Bebida alemana ?! el mate ??! the fuck

[@Eli-el4ls]

Él es Alemán

[@raptakula8469]

What is not good mixing with vodka?

[@tommihommi1]

it tastes like the water that collects in a ashtray after rain smells

[@lnplum]

Yes. And I love it.

[@DatBlockSG]

@@lnplum You get used to it

[@bluebillbo]

uh oh! And now starts the MioMio/Club Mate debates

[@RawFoodRock]

Yanquis descubriendo el MATE COCIDO JAJAJA

[@JustinKoenigSilica]

Evil flavor lab O_O

[@seb24789]

Also has enough caffeine to raise the dead.

[@femalunar]

Would you have any tips on using citric acid instead of lemon ? Concerning the quantities. I weirdly prefer the citric acid's taste compared to lemon.

[@DatBlockSG]

I used 7 grams of citric acid powder for 200g of yerba mate. There's also a great recipe from 'My Name is Andong' that I tried, and it's comes close to club mate

[@Numl0k]

"Mate tea" isn't a thing. It's just Yerba Mate. If it doesn't come from the Camellia Sinensis plant, it isn't considered tea. That grating misnomer aside, it's interesting to hear that Germany has a connection to Yerba Mate. This drink has it's roots in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and other South American areas.

[@DatBlockSG]

Yes, but the video is about Club Mate, a Yerba mate based soft drink from Germany

[@jasminvomwalde7497]

Vodka Mate ftw

[@Psychx_]

So this was roasted Mate tea I assume?

[@bopeep268]

So it a carbonated ice tea?

[@DatBlockSG]

Club Mate is more of a soft drink, but with less sugar than other lemonades

[@romangiertych5198]

I have heard of it... but only in passing, from a German KZbinr 😂

[@horacio64]

mate cocido con juego de naranja y limon ....

[@JJCotek]

It's not bad but unfortunately nothing like clubmate, at least when i tried your old recepie (with reduction) using classic Amanda yerba. It lacked this yerba aroma and cytrus was in my case overwhelming. You can try making terere with similar result

[@MatheusCayresdeMello]

Here in Brazil we have mate in many places, but I've only tried this once and it was very bland. I'll try to make it at home, as it looks better homemade. By the way, has everyone ever told you that you look like Jude Law?

[@DatBlockSG]

I know it might sound a bit stupid, but there's a saying in Germany that the more you drink it, the more you get used to it-and eventually, you'll love it

[@1789Bastille]

try flora mate or soli mate even better

[@berserkslayer8638]

It's called tereré.

[@DatBlockSG]

its more club mate than tereré.

[@augusthavince8909]

That's what happens when you needlessly cut another orange. You've released citric and ascorbic acids into the world. You're going to have to do something very basic to neutralize. Club Mate sounds good to me, though.

[@Pobotrol]

I love this drink, I'm on my third batch so far. Thank you 🙂

[@timgersh6787]

Sweet tea with some fruit juice? Thats kinda a southern drink

[@DatBlockSG]

The recipe is based on Clubmate

[@umamigo1]

Mate gods are not pleased with this ton of sugar added to their offerend.

[@georgkettele6911]

use smoked mate - thank me later

[@hypotheticaltapeworm]

Ewwww yerba mate taste like 🐟 FEESH

[@martinkasse1932]

Digga als ob ihr kein Mate habt XD Der geschmack kommt einem immer so vor als würde man Zigarettenstummel in ein Glas wasser werfen..

[@Snozzify]

Must be a southern German thing. I grew up in Berlin and have never heard of this

[@彼得罗夫]

sugar？no

[@borstenpinsel]

Ew, it's about Mate.. i thought it was gonna be about Ahoi Brause Waldmeister...

[@bradleyrutherford6905]

P r o m o S M

[@mart62730]

While I do love the content, I find this kind of clickbait titles disappointing. It's not informative and I prefer to watch a video called "How to make mate" than "The best Summer drink you have never heard of". Please don't fall for that annoying social-media clickbait trend, it does not serve justice to the quality of the videos.

[@antoniomromo]

I also hate that sort of title, but it is undeniably successful.

[@DatBlockSG]

Its about Clubmate not mate

[@Zarsla]

So like an Arnold palmer with sparkling water...🤔.. Or a bubly Arnold Palmer.

[@amadysseus]

I hate Club Mate with a burning passion. I prefer Miomio Mate. Worlds better

[@XYoukaiX]

Mate is from South America .... no idea what this is supposed to have to do with Germany oO? I have seen it in Supermarkets sometimes but hardly ever in high quantities .... I guess even though some people said they can confirm ... I am also German and I know only one person (my GF) that actually drinks this stuff and yeah only see small quanitities of bottles every now and then.

[@DatBlockSG]

Das Rezept versucht, Club Mate nachzuahmen, nicht ein anderes. Natürlich wurden die ursprünglichen Yerba-Mate-Getränke nicht in Deutschland erfunden, aber darum geht es hier nicht. Da Club Mate jedoch aus Deutschland stammt, wird 'Germany' im Titel des Videos erwähnt

[@ezequiellezcano4186]

MATECOCIDO CON NARANJA!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@archivethearchives]

This channel becoming an ARG?? 🫢