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| Food Fable: Figs |
Description/Taste
The Brown Turkey fig has a variegated, rusted red to purple skin with slightly pale green shoulders. The fruit will often crack upon ripeness, exposing its flesh at its stem end. Its flesh is the color of a rosé with amber-toned edible seeds. The edible seeds are numerous and generally hollow, unless pollinated. Pollinated seeds provide the characteristic nutty taste of dried figs. The overall flavor of a ready-to-eat Brown Turkey fig is decadently sweet, providing flavors of hazelnuts and confectionaries.
Seasons/Availability
Brown Turkey figs are available in early spring through early winter. Beginning in winter, night temperatures drop causing a change in the fruit's texture and the fig is no longer at its best for culinary use. The interior of the fig becomes woody and dry, and the seeds begin to separate from the flesh.
Current Facts
There are almost two hundred cultivars of figs, thus they grow in a wide range of shapes, colors and textures. The Brown Turkey fig, Ficus carica is considered the best growing variety of figs. Other names for Brown Turkey figs include aubique noire, negro largo and san piero. Brown Turkey fig trees bear a first crop, called the breba crop, in the spring from the last season's growth. The second crop is borne in the fall on the new growth and is known as the main crop.
Nutritional Value
Fresh figs are a good source of vitamin B6, protein, calcium, phosphorus and iron, plus are cholesterol-free, sodium-free and fat-free. A compound found in figs, called benzaldehyde, has been shown to help shrink tumors in some tests.
Applications
To prepare, wash well. To store, lay on a paper towel; cover with plastic; refrigerate up to three days. Use ripe figs immediately. Figs may be frozen up to six months.
Geography/History
Figs are one of the very first plants to be cultivated by humans. They have been documented throughout history as a food source for over 11,000 years. They were first cultivated in ancient Egypt though they are believed to be indigenous to western Asia. Figs still have a huge presence in northern Africa and throughout the eastern Mediterranean, specifically Greece and Turkey. Brown Turkey figs are originally from Provence, France. They have been naturalized throughout the western Mediterranean and temperate regions of the United States though they grow best in Southern California. Figs require full sun all day to ripen palatable fruits. Cold Springs and cloudy Summers can lead to a dismal fig season.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Communal Coffee - Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 619-920-7887 |
| Farmer and The Seahorse | San Diego CA | 619-302-3682 |
| Campfire Bar | Carlsbad CA | 858-231-0862 |
| You & Yours Distilling Co. | San Diego CA | 214-693-6619 |
| Sheraton La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-453-5500 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Brown Turkey Figs. One
| Kitchen Confidante | | Fig, Honey & Goat Cheese Galette |
| Host The Toast | | Fig, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing |
| Cook Me Greek | | Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta with Baked Figs |
| Posh Little Design | | Dark Chocolate Figs Marnier |
| Give Recipe | | Unripe Fig Jam |
| Recipe Runner | | Caramelized Fig and Ricotta Crostini |
| Eat Yourself Skinny | | Arugula, Fig and Blue Cheese Salad |
| Tomayto/Tomahto | | Fig and Mint Bite |
| The Brewer & The Baker | | Fig and Honey Galette |
| The Glow Within | | Peanut Butter Fig Smoothie |
the other 15...
| Country Cleaver | | Fig & Rosemary Sticky Glazed Roast Chicken |
| A Brown Table | | Whiskey Kissed Brown Turkey Fig Cake |
| Eat The Gains | | Prosciutto Wrapped Figs |
| My New Roots | | Autumn in a Jar: Fig Jam with Lavender, Thyme and Walnuts |
| A House in The Hills | | Fig, Mint, and Goat Cheese Salad |
| Heather Christo | | Melon, Fig and Prosciutto Salad |
| Coconut + Lime | | Port and Spice Pickled Figs |
| Use Real Butter | | Figs with Blue Cheese and Honey |
| Love & Olive Oil | | Fig Jam Four Ways |
| Half Baked Harvest | | Butternut Squash & Goat Cheese Ravioli with Browned Butter & Oregano Bread Crumbs |
| Little Broken | | Fig and Caramelized Onion Flatbread |
| Country Cleaver | | Fig and Rosemary Sticky Glazed Roast Chicken |
| Give Recipe | | Simple Oven Roasted Figs |
| Spache The Spatula | | Fig and Prosciutto Pizza with Balsamic Drizzle |
| Just a Taste | | Fig, Prosciutto and Burrata Cheee Salad |
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| Country Rhodes Farm Near Santa Monica, California, United StatesAbout 23 days ago, 9/03/22 Sharer's comments : Brown Turkey Figs from Country Rhodes Family Farm
Гастроном ESENTAI GOURMET About 114 days ago, 6/04/22 Sharer's comments : Figs from Turkey
Esentai Gourmet About 202 days ago, 3/08/22 Sharer's comments : Figs from Brasil at Esentai Gourmet
Heritage Family Farm About 319 days ago, 11/10/21
El Capitan Farm About 369 days ago, 9/22/21 Sharer's comments : The stretch marks on these figs mean they are extra sweet!
Country Rhodes Near Santa Monica, California, United StatesAbout 429 days ago, 7/24/21 |