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Figaro

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Posted 1430589079	Reply with quote #1

I just got back from a run to a couple of stores to stock up on some groceries and found a couple of treats. First, Publix had some flavored vinegars on sale that are being discontinued and then found some brebas in a heavy syrup at a Western Beef. Sorry the first pic came out a little blurry! __________________ ============================ [B]Figaro Zone 10b - South Florida[/I] Growing: Black Mission, Strawberry Verte, LSU Hollier, LSU Purple, LSU Scotts Black, Cajun Gold, Panachee, Excel, UCR 291-4, UCR 143-36, Violette de Bordeaux, Ronde de Bordeaux, Calvert, Black Madeira, Col De Dame Blanc Wish List: CdDN, CdDG, Ischia Black, Galicia Negra ============================

DesertDance

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Posted 1430596178 · Edited	Reply with quote #2

So when you going to have your taste test? This bottle is half gone. Not cheap, but I love this stuff! __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

ChrisK

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Posted 1430599864	Reply with quote #3

Darn it I have to hit the stores now. Those whole fig preserves look awesome!! Thanks for sharing! __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

rafaelissimmo

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Posted 1430616477	Reply with quote #4

Figaro am sorry to have to tell you, those are not brebas. In Colombia, the general word for fig, as in main crop fig, is "brevas." I have been there, and inspected the fresh ones they sell in their supermarkets. They are inedible, possibly even Caprifigs. They use them only for cooking. Caramelizing can make any fig edible. For whatever reason, their lingua franca has eliminated the correct Spanish word for main crop figs, which are supposed to be called "higos." Hence, all figs are called "brevas." They wouldn't know what to do with a fresh fig. There is, however, a Colombian fig farm on facebook. __________________ Zone 7b, Queens, New York

Figaro

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Posted 1430624363 · Edited	Reply with quote #5

Unfortunately, Rafael is 100% correct! I tried a couple of the "Brevas" ealier and, while the syrup was tasty, the figs were horrible. They were very dry and they were picked WAY too early since the insides were somewhat fibrous. The syrup was pretty good and seemed to be flavored with cinnamon and cardimom, which helped significantly with the dryness of the figs themselves. It'll still be good over some vanilla ice cream but, I''m sure, no where near as good as anyone on this forum would make from their own figs. __________________ ============================ [B]Figaro Zone 10b - South Florida[/I] Growing: Black Mission, Strawberry Verte, LSU Hollier, LSU Purple, LSU Scotts Black, Cajun Gold, Panachee, Excel, UCR 291-4, UCR 143-36, Violette de Bordeaux, Ronde de Bordeaux, Calvert, Black Madeira, Col De Dame Blanc Wish List: CdDN, CdDG, Ischia Black, Galicia Negra ============================

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