Cooked Figs

Riped figs

Valle d'Itria

Figs are collected at the end of September and they become dried. They are rehydrated with water, cooked and then reduced for a few hours, until water evaporation and concenteation of natural sugars of the fruit. Finally it is filtered and put in dark bottles

It smells not only like figs but also like deep dried fruit, spices and bitter cocoa. It is not very sweet , but it has the right balance between bitter and sweet flavour which is typical of Apulian figs

It could be added to the typical Apulian cartellate, but also saldas, boiled or grilled meat, fresh water fish, cheese and panettoni (Christmas cakes) Moreover it could be used to prepare delicious legume soups

In the dark