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Yerba mate consumption has been associated with the incidence of oropharyngeal and esophageal cancer, however, this seems to be mainly related to the habit of some people to drink the drink at very high temperatures. The ideal water temperature is 70 to 80ºC.
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It's in Portuguese unfortunately. Some people drink at 90oC almost the boiling point.
Do you mean that people drink it at high temps or steep it at high temp? Can you steep it at high temperature but then wait until it cools down to drink it?
I can't do this. People I know claim I drink insanely hot drinks, but I think I have just gotten good at it over time. I don't burn my mouth or anything, but I can kind of sip of drinks while sucking in like 1:1 air:liquid, so I think that cools it down. Still, if I can stick my finger in a hot drink for more than a second, then it's too cool for me.
""" Yerba mate consumption has been associated with the incidence of oropharyngeal and esophageal cancer, however, this seems to be mainly related to the habit of some people to drink the drink at very high temperatures. The ideal water temperature is 70 to 80ºC. """
It's in Portuguese unfortunately. Some people drink at 90oC almost the boiling point.