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Where to buy "yerba mate" in Poland?


beth5555  
20 Jul 2014 /  #1
Somebody knows if I can buy "yerba mate" somewhere in Poland???
Or can I at least enter the country carrying it? How much?

Thanks!!
PC_Sceptic  - | 69  
20 Jul 2014 /  #2
No offense intended but you must be kidding me with this question.

yerbamateshop.cz
mate-tee.de/Mate-Tee:::6.html
yerbamateshop.sk
yerbamatestore.pl/

compare prices, i find Czech and Slovak (euro) bit cheaper than the Polish ones
(I am talking in general, not about "yerba-mate")
Sparks11  - | 333  
20 Jul 2014 /  #3
Any of the Kuchnia Swiat stores. Many different kinds/different prices. There is one in the center as you are entering Zloty Tarasy from the train station in Warsaw.
poland_  
20 Jul 2014 /  #4
Yerha mate is available at nearly all specialist tea stores all over Poland the one I know in Warsaw is Tea & Tea
jon357  73 | 22998  
20 Jul 2014 /  #5
Kuchnia Swiata are the best, they also sell the special cups. A big range of Yerba mate.
poland_  
20 Jul 2014 /  #6
From my experience of Kuchnia Swiata they do not sell fresh loose leaves only the boxed variety, as for the wooden vessels and metal pipes they are available all over Poland. I am not an advocate of Kuchnia Swiata I believe them to be overpriced and over hyped there are many specialist places in Poland offering better quality and price. Lets not forget Poland is the number 2 after the UK as tea consumer in the EU
Harry  
20 Jul 2014 /  #7
Kuchnia Swiata may have a good choice but they tend to be rather overpriced. I'd suggest looking on Allegro.
jon357  73 | 22998  
20 Jul 2014 /  #8
I am not an advocate of Kuchnia Swiata I believe them to be overpriced and over hyped

They do have a very good range and are specialists in it.
DominicB  - | 2706  
20 Jul 2014 /  #9
Somebody knows if I can buy "yerba mate" somewhere in Poland???

Basically any shop in the larger cities that sells tea, spices or international specialty foods will have it. It's easy to find, there is a very large selection, and it's not at all that expensive. In Wrocław, there are easily ten places just in the old town where you can buy it, including the tea stand in Hala Targowa, and at least one shop in each of the shopping centers.
OP beth5555  
20 Jul 2014 /  #10
Thanks!!! :-) So.... Polish people consume it..
And how much is overprice?
DominicB  - | 2706  
20 Jul 2014 /  #11
It's cheap. If I remember correctly, about 20 PLN for a large bag that will last months even if you drink it every day.
jon357  73 | 22998  
20 Jul 2014 /  #12
a large bag that will last months

When I used to drink it, I found it used to go stale quite quickly and you wouldn't get the effect from it. Usually better to buy it in smaller quantities and in sealed packets. That's one reason Kuchnia Swiata is good, and of course they have a fairly high turnover so you can be sure it hasn't been in the stock room for 3 years. Sure, you can find it for sixpence cheaper if you go to a shop a few miles away bur at KS at least you know it'll be decent.
Sparks11  - | 333  
20 Jul 2014 /  #13
We get the one that says Pipore or some such on it. You can reseal it and it costs 20 some zl. It lasts a while and we fill the cups at least half full, like you're supposed to, so I hear. We drink it sporadically though, sometimes everyday, sometimes we don't even think about it for weeks.
OP beth5555  
20 Jul 2014 /  #14
Ok! So it is not soo expensive.. I drink almost everyday, hot or cold.. better the cold one here, but because of the weather there, it is better hot water.

The places u mentioned are not in Warsaw right?
DominicB  - | 2706  
21 Jul 2014 /  #15
The places I mentioned were all in Wrocław, but you'll certainly have no problem finding it in Warsaw.
Yerbamarket  
18 Jul 2015 /  #16
Hi.You can place an order at yerbamarket.com. Big yerba mate shop with a lot of kinds yerba mate and varietes bombillas and mates.
InPolska  9 | 1796  
18 Jul 2015 /  #17
For sure, they have some at Kuchnia Swiata.
Totti  
18 Jul 2015 /  #18
These days decently stocked local supermarkets or health food stores even in smaller cities should carry it...
jon357  73 | 22998  
19 Jul 2015 /  #19
Yes, lots of places sell. It. Kuchnia Swiata though have a particularly large range of types. The Zloty Taras one is better than at Arkadia which has reduced in size.
Polsyr  6 | 758  
19 Jul 2015 /  #20
Kuchnia Swiata

Kurczak. Better get my eyes checked. I go there all the time to buy tahini...

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