Originally Posted by rafaelissimmo
Here's the problem, as I see it: most of us are collecting unique, particular figs with identifiable characteristics. Most ethnic figs do not match these known figs. Most of the time they are less remarkable, and less readily identifiable figs. Occasionally, there will be a local standout, like Coop's Dominick or Rui's Attilio, or George's Maltese figs. All those are ethnic figs located by forum members. But the chances of finding a local match in an ethnic neighborhood in Queens or Toronto or Philadelphia are slim-and not just because those "forgotten" figs were "rediscovered" by collectors. In fact, just the opposite. Immigrants probably have untold dozens or hundreds of different ethnic figs in the U.S. alone. If every village in Italy has different mutations of figs, that alone would make for over a hundred. And what about every other ethnic group from the entire mediterranean and middle eastern areas that have also brought many figs to the US? There are just A LOT of unknowns. If its good, people will propagate it, and share it. Sermon finita est.