Fresh figs are ones of the treasures to seek out at late summer markets. Here are the ones to look for, and how to cook with them. Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food ...

Many believe figs contain wasps, but most supermarket varieties are actually bug-free. While fig wasps are vital for pollinating certain fig types, like Smyrna, common Ficus Carica figs, such as ...

MADERA, Calif. — In gorgeously striped Panachee figs, which are being harvested commercially for the first time this month, the beauty is more than skin deep. Ripe specimens have super-sweet, jam-like ...

There is something sensuous, almost voluptuous about soft, sweet fresh figs. Bite into a ripe fig and, the flavors are so concentrated, it is almost like eating jam. It is unlike any other fruit. I ...