These days, it's familiar to most soccer fans. In addition to players carrying a Dopp kit as they get off the bus, someone is carrying a thermos and a cup with a fancy design. Maté is mainstream.

While meals, coffee, and cocktails all offer the option for gathering and socializing, maté and the tradition surrounding its consumption is as communal as it gets. Maté, or yerba mate, is a tea-like ...

This bitter, caffeinated tea is increasing in popularity beyond South America – and footballers like Lionel Messi have been helping to spread it around the world. It's 10:30 in the calm, wide streets ...