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Tuga_Lissabon t1_j2ae6fs wrote

We call that "figo da india", which is Portuguese for ficus-indica :)

Proper figs are different.

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Baxus27 t1_j2b8jgj wrote

A similar term in Morocco, there are different varieties and they're a delicious treat, but in summer:)

Actual figs are a softer fruit that grows on a tree with a characteristic fragrance and a waxy irritating substance, also sweet and delicious in late summer.

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Tuga_Lissabon t1_j2ckdy8 wrote

There are many varieties indeed. I like the soft skinned ones that go black, not too big - the big ones not as good - and they're ripe when the skin opens those stripes. Or the small green ones we call "pingo de mel" - "honey drop"

The smell of fig trees in the evening, to me, instantly spells "summer days".

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