I dropped by Whole Foods this morning to pick up a coffee and a scone (you gotta try the one with whole grains and dried fruit, yum) and to my surprise I saw fresh figs! And since I am a food dork, I got very excited. Fig Season is my favorite season!
I know with fresh figs there are the 2 schools of people, the ones who love them dearly and the others who can't stand them. Too bad for those in the latter school. We are so lucky here in SoCal b/c fresh figs don't travel well, and most grown in the U.S. are from California.
I have been known to help myself to fresh figs from neglected neighborhood trees (it's great when the fig tree owner doesn't like them!). Last summer I actually made a map of where all the fig trees are in my neighborhood. I know, dork. But I found at least 6, and those are just the ones that I can freely access without trespassing (too much).
Since those who love figs already know what to do with them I won't delve into any suggestions or recipes. But my favorite way to eat them is wrapped with Prosciutto di Parma.
Yay, summer is here!
