what is matte in argentina
[simaËron]), is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink, particularly in Argentina (where it is defined by law as the national infusion), Uruguay, Paraguay, the Bolivian Chaco and Southern Brazil, and in southern Chile.t is also consumed by the Druze in Syria, the largest importer in the world, and in Lebanon. It is prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis, known in Portuguese as erva-mate) in hot water and is served with a metal straw from a shared hollow calabash gourd.