This Season

My lack of fig knowledge surpassed me this weekend. I did not know there were green figs. Not only did I not know that, but I didn’t realize how juicy and sweet they were compared to black mission figs. This lead me down a rabbit hole of finding out more about figs. So here are a quick few things to know about figs (aka. ficus carica):

• There are over 800 types of figs but we commonly eat 12 or so of those varieties as humans.

• Fiber rich food!

  • aka. healthy digestion.

• Packed with nutrients and minerals (vitamin K, potation, calcium, iron, and magnesium).

• Tons of antioxidants !

• One of the oldest fruits on earth.

• Fig trees can grow to be more than 100 feet tall.

• If you thought prunes were packed with fiber, I present you, the fig.

  • Figs have more fiber per ounce than prunes.

Basically, they’re a powerhouse of a food packed in a tiny teardrop shape that bursts with flavor.

My phone captured the picture and defaulted to ‘portrait’ mode and I would say this is a divine portrait of a green fig I had yesterday.