14
May
The Jesuits’ Tea Leaves
Did you know that as far back as the sixteenth century, the native Indians of Paraguay introduced the Jesuits to tea made from the leaves of yerba mate? The exhilarating effect of the tea became so popular and in demand that the Jesuits developed plantations and the tea from yerba mate was often called “Jesuits’ […]
12
Aug
Need A Little “Pick-Me-Up”?
Guarana actually carries a famous myth with it in Brazilian culture. The story is attributed to the Satere-Maue tribe. A beloved village child is killed by a god.  And in order to console the villagers, another, more benevolent god plucked out the left eye of the child and planted it in the forest, resulting in […]