Shay Mitchell was in Argentina and tried mate for the first time (Video: Drinking with Shey Mitchell, Max)
The culture, the landscapes, the food and the warmth of the people make Argentina become one of the tourist spots par excellence. Shay Mitchellrecognized for playing the role of Emily Filds in Pretty Little Liarslaunched a miniseries on a renowned streaming platform called Drinking with Shay Mitchellin which he traveled to different countries and tasted the native drinks.
In this production, Shay ventures on a tour of the world, exploring exotic locations, opening herself up to exclusive ingredients, and meeting expert hosts. During the first season, which consists of five episodes, the actress travels through several Latin American countries, including Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, where she tastes typical drinks.
On his tour of the national territory he visited places such as La Boca, the San Telmo neighborhood, the province of La Pampa and enjoyed a tango show in the streets, but most importantly: he tried different classic drinks from the country. During his stay in La Pampa, which was with the renowned influencer Uki Deanedared to try mate for the first time and compared it to a trendy drink in the United States.
Shay Mitchell tried dunk for the first time
“Welcome, let’s prepare some mates today. Are you ready?”the young man asked her and she responded: “Yes, I’m ready.” Sitting on some wooden logs, with horses grazing near the place where they were sitting, Deane explained all the meaning behind the simple act of sharing a mate: “We’re going to use one of these little ones. This is a dried pumpkin or pumpkin and we are going to serve the mate here”.
“Mate is a very traditional and cultural drink from Argentinabut it’s an excuse to get together. People from all social classes drink mate. When you enter a house, they will offer you mate“explained the gaucho influencer. Then he added: “We put it in here, we fill it about two-thirds. Let’s pour the hot water. I would be the ‘primer’. Cebador is the person who serves the mate”. Upon hearing this word, Mitchell soon repeated it and learned the correct pronunciation.
Shay Mitchell at the presentation of a clothing line in London (REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
Uki handed her the infusion, with some fear in her eyes, and the Canadian actress took it in her hands and took the first sip. “It’s strange to feel heat coming from a metal light bulb,” he said with a laugh and gave his verdict on the drink: “It is similar to green tea. I know it’s not, but do you understand me? It’s amazing”. Trying mate for the first time was not all he did with the influencer, but they took advantage of the opportunity to herd the cows that were in the field on horseback.
The reactions on the networks for the visit of the actress, who achieved international fame for her character as Emily Fields in the 2010 series and was part of Youit didn’t take long to go viral. “I just found out that Shay Mitchell was in Argentina, in Palermo”; “Shay Mitchell in San Telmo, long live crazy Argentina”; “What is Shay doing in Argentina? And I hope it wasn’t the first mate…”; “The content, which I didn’t know I needed”; were some of the comments they left.
Uki Deane
The young influencer became known on social networks for sharing countryside-themed content, something that was not very common at that time, with the intention of promoting his venture.
However, that was not what made him definitively rise to fame, but rather he was in charge of launching the massive gathering of Spider-mans at the Obelisk. With this, he managed to break the world record that was established at that time, which was 685 people, with a wide margin, since around 2,000 people dressed as the mythical Marvel character gathered at the meeting in the center of the Buenos Aires city.
