Vegetables in Haiti - Pourpiers / Koupye (purslane in English)

Haitians simply love to eat "koupye" called pourpiers in French. In English koupye is called purslane.

They call it wild purslane (Portulaca oleracea), perhaps because it grows wild just about anywhere anout 2 months into the goring season.

Not only is purslane a delicious vegetable, purslane is also an amazing medicinal plant.

We will discuss the great health benefits of koupye / pourpiers or purslane in the articles that will be listed below.

Many Haitians have grown accustomed to eating "koupye", called pourpiers in French, purslane in English, but would you believe the number of health benefits this often ignored leafy green vegetable has. Here are 10 health benefits of earing koupye.

Read: Koupye is Good for you : 10 Health Benefits of Koupye, or Pourpiers (Purslane in english)

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