Definitions

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  • noun weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan

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Examples

  • One of the most common preparations of verdolagas is as espinazo con verdolagas.

    Verdolagas 2006

  • In US ,we will get these in spanish supermarkets named as "verdolagas" .

    Purslane, Tomato and Persian Fetta Salad Haalo 2009

  • I first had it in a dish my Mexican friends called "verdolagas", which I finally found out is Spanish for purslane.

    Purslane, Tomato and Persian Fetta Salad Haalo 2009

  • I've made the Mexican dish espinazo con verdolagas, but I don't like their taste.

    Berdolaga? 2008

  • I tend to think that if verdolagas are cooked with other vegetables, meat and enough grease, the distinct flavor would meld with everything else, but I'm not too sure about adding them to a dip.

    Berdolaga? 2008

  • I've made the Mexican dish espinazo con verdolagas, but I don't like their taste.

    Berdolaga? 2008

  • I tend to think that if verdolagas are cooked with other vegetables, meat and enough grease, the distinct flavor would meld with everything else, but I'm not too sure about adding them to a dip.

    Berdolaga? 2008

  • Espinazo con verdolagas, pork with purslane, is a popular dish in central Mexico, a distant relative of the pork with greens served in the southern United States, but with the characteristic flavor of chiles.

    A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb 2008

  • I tend to think that if verdolagas are cooked with other vegetables, meat and enough grease, the distinct flavor would meld with everything else, but I'm not too sure about adding them to a dip.

    Berdolaga? 2008

  • I've made the Mexican dish espinazo con verdolagas, but I don't like their taste.

    Berdolaga? 2008

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