For the Love of Figs - Feast Your Eyes

by Rebecca Flint Marx (Subscribe to Rebecca Flint Marx's posts)
Posted Jun 29th 2009 10:00AM
Filed under: Fruit, Feast Your Eyes, Summer

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Photo: Hopkinsii/Flickr

Few fruits burst with the luscious, velvety sweetness of a ripe fig; there's a reason why the ancient Romans regarded them as sacred. To know how it feels to bite through a fig's smooth skin into the plush flesh underneath is to know that luxury is often synonymous with simplicity. This photo, snapped by Hopkinsii at Flickr, captures them at their plump, unassuming best, their cool green skin giving little hint of the earthy delights hidden just beneath the surface.

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6-29-2009 @ 12:54PM

ChowMama Stacie said...

I just posted about how much I love figs (despite a rocky start to our relationship!). Couldn't agree more about how luxurious these little gems are. Check out our fig, prosciutto, and gorgonzola pizza: http://www.chowmama.com/2009/06/29/fig-and-prosciutto-pizza/

6-29-2009 @ 11:48PM

badfrog101 said...

My wife and I spent our Honeymoon in NYC in late June. One thing we remember was food carts selling bags of 20-25 fresh black figs for two dollars. We ate at least one bag every day. I just saw them for a dollar EACH at the local grocery store.

7-29-2009 @ 4:59PM

NICHOLE said...

FIGS CREATING AN UMAME (FIFTH SENSE OF TASTE) SENSATION. SPLIT THE FIG, ADD GORGONZOLA TO MIDDLE, AND A WALNUT. WRAP IN PROSCUITTO, AND WARM IN A LOW OVEN, OR TOASTER OVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE CHEESE WARMS, BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH TO CRISP PROSCUITTO. ELEGANT AND HEAVENLY. ENJOYED AS AN APPETIZER, OR DESSERT WITH PORT OR A NICE FRENCH ROSE. PEOPLE GO NUTS OVER THIS, IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT COMBINATION. TRY, LET ME KNOW, NICHOLE

8-28-2009 @ 11:15AM

Parish said...

Great suggestions. Here's an article at On Lives that talks a bit about the origins of figs in New York City boroughs and the significance of the fruit to Italian Americans.

Related On Lives post: On Figs

Enjoy!

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