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What is a Fig?
Ficus Carica, more commonly known as fig, is a species of flowering
plant in the mulberry family. The fig is actually a syconium, which
is an inverted flower, or a flower that is outside-in. The fruit from
the fig tree is an inflorescence, which means the flesh of the
fruit is just the tiny flowers of the tree that have bloomed
and fruited within the outer skin of the fig.
History of Figs
Ficus Carica is most likely indigenous to Asia Minor, the cradle of civilization. From there, it developed
and became widely cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region and throughout the world. Figs are
mentioned in the Bible more than 50 times. The benefits of figs and their flavor make them a favorite food
ingredient in many cultures throughout the world. Spaniards brought figs to America in the 1500s.
The name " Mission " was given to those first dark purple figs that were introduced to the New
World by Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and spread from San Diego up the coast to
Santa Clara, Ventura, and Sonoma in the 1790s.

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