Mate
Mate is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink. It is made by soaking dried leaves of the holly species Ilex paraguariensis in hot water and is served with a metal straw in a container typically made from a calabash gourd, but also in some areas made from a cattle horn. Mate was consumed by the Guaraní and Tupí peoples. It has been drunk in South America since before the arrival of Europeans.
