Global Culinary Use of Purslane
Turkey – called semizotu used in salad but also baked in pastries much like that of spinach.
Greece – called andrakla or glystrida – the stems and leaves are eaten fried with feta, garlic olive oil and tomato.
Albania – called burdullak – it is consumed steamed with olive oil or as an ingredient used to fill the layers of byrek, a traditional pastry.
Portugal – called baldroegas – it is stewed as an ingredient in soup.