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mario

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281.JPG 282.JPG Hope to share with friends in a couple of years. Had pleasure to eat one of these figs in Italy last month, very rare. Went to monastery where mother plant lives had to drive 5 hours to get there, but it was worth the trip.

omotm

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Mario,

What color was the interior?  What flavors did it have?  Size?

Thanks for sharing the photos.

PHD

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Thanks for the pix Mario. The fruit and leaves resemble Dalmatie (Stella)

 Pete

musillid

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Mario,

   Where was the monastery? Is the fig named after the monks, or does it take a baser meaning?

kubota1

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Mario, Looks like a nice sized fig.

newnandawg

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Nice,  Mario