I read it's time to save fig leaves and dry them for winter tea.  One article said the best tea is made from leaves that fall off the tree, assuming it was better flavor because they have less latex.   Do many people here drink fig leaf tea?

I've tried a few cups of the stuff myself and like it.  I made it with the fresh green leaves.

I drink it occasionally. I would collect the leaves throughout the summer and dry them. I collected quite a bit when I did an airlayering on one of my figs. I dry the leaves and put it in a tea strainer and boil it for 15 minutes. It has a nutty flavor to it. I really enjoy it. Good luck with yours.

does that have any health benefits? Is there any articles found on that?

I wonder if there is anything other than wrapping stuff with the leaves. I can't find any other uses besides tea and using the leaves to "hold" other food. Can you stew them like collard/mustard greens? Just curious.

Very good information, thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Hey SoniSoni

Thanks for posting about the tea. Didnt know about that along with the health links.

@ Sophie,   Looks like fig milk is chopped fig leaves steeped in milk and cream.  hmmm coconut flavor is very interesting.  Yes that begs for a desert LOL.

IMO, the best leaves for tea are the ones that the tree has drawn all the green out of naturally in the fall and then dried after they fall on their own or dried on the tree. If there was still some green in them and they dry, I think the taste is very...vegatative for a lack of better words or like you made tea from some green grass clippsing vs. the pleasant suttle cocunut/fig flavor and aroma of a yellow dried leaf. Fig tea has a mild laxative affect also.

@ Calvin,  Can I dry the yellow leaves for later or do you know if they lose that flavor in storage?

I wonder how would taste if you spice it up on a steak or chicken, hmm...

Soni,
They store great. I still have some from last year and I didn't do anything special, just make sure they are bone dry.

Just a thought......
What if the leaves were covered with something to block out the sun while still on the tree?
Would that change the taste making a better tasting tea?
It would be like covering celery stalks to give them a bleached look, = less chlorophyll.

I assume this wouldn't be great for someone with latex allergies?