yeah. fresh fig is it for me... tho, i might soak mine in wine this summer. thinking about 5 course fig dinner for some of my friends. some fresh fig and fig soaked in white wine for starter, fig salad, some fig themed cold soup with light cream, folloewed by lamb chop or rack of lamb with fig glaze. fig prepped like pear in red wine... and fig stuffed with blue cheese and walnut wrapped in prosciutto. and fig soaked in some good vodka to finish with good coffee.