John Myers
With fresh figs, you can eat the skin. However, it is important to wash them well beforehand. It is best to rinse the figs under running water and then pat the skin dry with kitchen paper. Then the stalks are cut off and the figs can be eaten. If you don’t want to eat the skin, cut the fruit open or quarter it and scoop out the flesh. The small seeds inside the fig can also be eaten.
Ripe and fresh figs can be recognized by the fact that they give slightly when you press them lightly with your finger. They should also have a pleasant scent. However, beware of specimens that are too soft, they are overripe and often already mushy on the inside.
