Yerba Mate — Cuban Style!
The following story was originally posted on March 17, 2008. When I learned that it contained a factual error, I immediately took it down. The story has now been corrected. Please accept my apology.
Materva (a contraction of mate and erva) just could be the original yerba mate soft drink. The origin of Materva reportedly dates back to the 1920′s. This unique, carbonated beverage was marketed by LaPaz, S.A., a bottling company in Cuba, but following the Cuban Revolution in 1959, LaPaz was nationalized as part of the Communist movement. The popular yerba mate drink could have disappeared forever, but thanks to another Cuban company, it became available in the United States.
Jim Worsham - is the author, editor, publisher, and owner of this blog. He resides in Long Beach, CA.