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pourpier

purslane

Closeup of purslane growing on a street in La Paz, BCS, MX.

Pourpier aka purslane has a slight citrusy taste and is rich in Omega 3 and is good for you, so they say, but it grows like Topsy in our garden and everywhere where we don’t want it!!

The French sometimes add it to mesclun.

Vegetables

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by John Comeau