Peperina

Minthostachys verticillata

infusion · herb

Small minty leaves of a sierra shrub, steeped alone or mixed into mate.

Origin

Sierras de Córdoba (Argentina)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

A few dried sprigs are infused for five minutes in hot water, or slipped into the maté gourd with the yerba; it is strained or drunk through the bombilla.

Did you know?

Packets of yerba “con peperina” are staples of Argentine grocery shops.