# What's your favorite thing to do with fresh figs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229 "2010-07-19T14:50:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/1 "2010-07-19T14:50:59Z")
It seems to be Fig Season ™. A neighbor’s tree down the street looks like it’s covered with Christmas ornaments, and this morning, a co-worker brought in a _huge_ bowlful of fresh figs, free for the sharing. I’d like to play around with a few. Dunno what kind they are, precisely, but they’re small - just over an inch in diameter, much smaller than the ones I’ve seen at the store - and the ripest ones are dark purplish. What’s the bestest thing in the whole world to do with them? A quick poke online revealed many suggestions for stuffing them with [goat cheese](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=570566)and/or wrapping them with bacon and broiling, but these guys are so little I’m not sure that will work. Thoughts? Suggestions? Bonus points if you can tell me how to involve bacon and/or goat chees with figs this small. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/2 "2010-07-19T14:55:52Z")
Fresh figurines, straight from the blister pack? I prep them first, filing off any flash or leftover casting marks. Then do any assembly necessary, then prime them. The primer color depends on whether I want it to be a “dark” or “light” fig. Then I paint them. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/3 "2010-07-19T16:21:55Z")
😕😕😕 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/4 "2010-07-19T16:29:22Z")
I paint “figs.” Figurines. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/5 "2010-07-19T16:38:11Z")
Properly ripened figs don’t need anything done to them, just eat them. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/6 "2010-07-19T17:17:40Z")
I like what Pizza Express (a chain restaurent in the UK - don’t know if it operates elsewhere) does: “Baby figs in a cinnamon and white wine spiced syrup with a dollop of mascarpone.” If that’s too much work: just the mascarpone. Still too much work: what **outlierrn** said. Figs. Yum. Might have to go and get me some now. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/7 "2010-07-19T17:39:03Z")
My favorite way to eat fresh figs is to cram them into my face as quickly as possible. Sometimes, I may accompany them with paper-thin slices of prosciutto. Cook them? Why? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/8 "2010-07-19T17:56:01Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > My favorite way to eat fresh figs is to cram them into my face as quickly as possible. This. There’s other things you can do with them, but if they’re fresh and ripe and delicious, there’s nothing better than just eating them like a monkey as fast as you can. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/9 "2010-07-19T19:03:15Z")
Fig and orange jam. [Figgy pudding](http://www.foodgps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/figgy-pudding.jpg) is some seriously good shit. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/10 "2010-07-19T19:07:03Z")
Figure out a way to make “Newtons” with them. And then send them to me. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/11 "2010-07-19T19:24:02Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Properly ripened figs don’t need anything done to them, just eat them. Yep. Why mess with perfection? I think that fresh figs cost about $6 a pound at our local organic foods market (and are not available elsewhere). Enjoy your bounty. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/12 "2010-07-19T19:37:01Z")
Eat them. As is. Yum. If you can’t eat them all, freeze them. Recipe suggestion - Upscale grill cheese - goat cheese and sliced figs on the best bread you can find. Butter, not margarine. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/13 "2010-07-19T19:42:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Sometimes, I may accompany them with paper-thin slices of prosciutto. This! ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/14 "2010-07-19T19:42:32Z")
When in season here (NZ) I generally eat them straight off the tree. They are also good with sweetened Greek style yoghurt. I have made jam in th epast but I’m the only one in my family who likes it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/15 "2010-07-19T20:06:08Z")
Cream cheese and figs on a croissant. ---
**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/16 "2010-07-19T20:12:58Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Figure out a way to make “Newtons” with them. > > And then send them to me. This without the Newtonizing. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/17 "2010-07-19T20:20:15Z")
> [@brainstall](#): > > Eat them. As is. Yum. > > If you can’t eat them all, freeze them. > > Recipe suggestion - Upscale grill cheese - goat cheese and sliced figs on the best bread you can find. Butter, not margarine. What do you do with frozen figs once you thaw them? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/18 "2010-07-19T20:44:12Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > This. > > There’s other things you can do with them, but if they’re fresh and ripe and delicious, there’s nothing better than just eating them like a monkey as fast as you can. Yep. 'Cause the season’s short and if you delay your fig-gorging orgy, you’ll be out of luck. A produce stand near here sells a type of fig which is superior to any others I’ve eaten. It’s the [striped tiger](http://www.tandmpics.com/240/3/dww3683.jpg), or panache, fig. It’s prettily striped in green and yellow on the outside, and the insides look like strawberry jam. It’s quite sweet, yet it has the slightest tang of acid. They should be coming in pretty soon, around August or so. I always buy pounds of them! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/19 "2010-07-19T22:03:01Z")
Some discussion with the Other Shoe ensued, and I’ll be stopping for prosciutto on my way home from work. Yum… ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229/20 "2010-07-19T22:18:39Z")
In a salad with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar. Or, as stated above, just eat them as-is. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-fresh-figs/547229.md?page=2)