Fruits · Other fruit
Figs
Soft, teardrop-shaped fruit with purple or green skin and jammy, seed-filled pink flesh; eaten fresh or roasted.
Also called: fig, fresh figs, incir, anjeer
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What it is
Fresh figs are soft, pear-shaped fruits with thin purple, brown or green skin and sweet, jammy flesh full of tiny crunchy seeds. Ripe figs are soft to the touch and may weep a little syrup. They are delicate and seasonal, unlike the chewier dried figs.
Ficus carica
How it’s used
- Torn into salads with cheese, prosciutto and honey
- Roasted or grilled with honey
- Baked into tarts and cakes
- Cooked into jam
Characteristics
Kinds in our pantry
Storage
Refrigerated. Very perishable: refrigerate and eat within a day or two of buying ripe.
Diet, allergens and safety
No major allergens in typical versions.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Caffeine-free
Nutrition per 100 g
- Energy
- 74 kcal
- Protein
- 0.75 g
- Carbohydrate
- 19.18 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fibre
- 2.9 g
- Sugars
- 16.26 g
USDA FoodData Central: Figs, raw.
Substitutes
Optional — what works if you don’t have it, and how it changes the dish.
- Dried figs — Soak in warm water; much sweeter and denser.
- Pear — In salads and tarts; firmer and less honeyed.
Related ingredients
Recipes with figs
Pašticada
Croatian · 16 h 10 min · 516 kcal
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