Chief Longwind Of The North
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IN all of the many placers I've been in the world, I truly am still being introduced to new-to-me, and delicious foods. I was. given one of those foods yesterday, a fresh and juicy, ripe fig.
I grew up loving Fig Newtons, and had had canned fig. Both of them had the consistency of, well, dates, somewhat sticky, chewy, with an almost paste-like texture, and of course the little, crunchy seeds. When I was offered the fresh fruit, cold from the fridge, I dint know what to expect.
The fruit was the size of a large plum, and felt about the same in my hand. I took a bit and was rewarded by a sweet, soft flesh, with a slightly tart skin, again, similar in texture to a ripe plumb. It was juicy, cold, and delicious, and with no stone. The little seeds were there, and offered a delightful little crunch against the soft, fibrous flesh.
If you have never eaten a ripe, cold fig, you owe it to yourself to try them. I believe that figs are possibly one of the most underrated fruits available on supermarket shelves.
Now, if only I could get my hands on pawpaw.
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
I grew up loving Fig Newtons, and had had canned fig. Both of them had the consistency of, well, dates, somewhat sticky, chewy, with an almost paste-like texture, and of course the little, crunchy seeds. When I was offered the fresh fruit, cold from the fridge, I dint know what to expect.
The fruit was the size of a large plum, and felt about the same in my hand. I took a bit and was rewarded by a sweet, soft flesh, with a slightly tart skin, again, similar in texture to a ripe plumb. It was juicy, cold, and delicious, and with no stone. The little seeds were there, and offered a delightful little crunch against the soft, fibrous flesh.
If you have never eaten a ripe, cold fig, you owe it to yourself to try them. I believe that figs are possibly one of the most underrated fruits available on supermarket shelves.
Now, if only I could get my hands on pawpaw.
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North