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CleverUserName · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Location: Waiting with the falconer

Anyone know where I can find Yerba Mate in Korea? I can get a gord and bombilla off ebay, but for a regular supply here, that's a different story.

I've checked g-market and that atrocious foreign food market in Itaewon, as well as the nicer grocery down the hill, but no dice so far.

BTW, yerba is legal, right?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

jaytea · Joined: 08 May 2009

I've seen it at my neighborhood's upscale supermarket in the foreign foods section. I'd expect any supermarket in the bottom of a department store to carry yerba. If you can't find it there, I can give you directions to my supermarket (which is a 10-minute bus ride from Hongdae).

lifeinkorea · Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Location: somewhere in China

Is this what you want?

http://seoul.craigslist.co.kr/for/1340890533.html

Scamps · Joined: 01 Feb 2008

Gmarket carries it.
I've seen it around but can't remember where exactly.
Kim's Club has a nice foreign food section and they're open 24 hours.

CleverUserName · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Location: Waiting with the falconer

Thanks for the responses so far. we've got a Kim's Club here in town but didn't see any there. I'll start checking some of the Lotte Worlds and other Kim's Clubs.

For now I've found a guy in argentina that'll ship it to me for only 10,000w.

skindleshanks · Joined: 10 May 2004

I bought some a year ago in Canada, tried it, and hated it. The rest is in a jar in my cupboard. I'll mail it to you if you're willing to pay the shipping charges when it's delivered (probably 4,000). PM me.