Hello all.
i ve been googling about vasilika and i came along numerous discussions in forums like this. It is interesting how confusing it may get to distinguish between different types of figs, due to their similarities and their number. Ive seen figs tagged vasilika , but they dont look like what i know as vasilika.
I live in Athens. We ve been growing vasilika in the area of Markopoulo in the Mesogaia plain of Attika for three generations. In the Athenian market one may find two varieties , the vasilika and the Markopoulo black. Figs that grow in other areas of greece are different to these two. By reputation vasilika are the sweetest figs in the whole wide world! at least thats what we the locals say. They are indeed very tasty, and sweet like honey. They tend to open on the back and often their skin stretches thus forming white stripes. A good vasiliko is red and shiny inside.
I m glad there are people who care and wonder about those things, thats why i decided to participate. I will try to attach some pics...