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Known as the “Forbidden Fruit,” and the “Fruit of the God”, figs are nothing new. The Greeks used these sweet drops as signs of victory and for ancient Olympic training. If you are a fig lover like us, you may enjoy these fun facts gathered in this article.
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Among the earliest fruits used by humans, figs tell a complex and symbolic story in culinary history. Ficus carica L., generally known as the fig, originated in Northern Asia and expanded with the Greek and the Romans throughout the Mediterranean region.
The fig is the first tree mentioned in the Bible, in the story of Adam and Eve. Some biblical scholars believe the fig, and not the apple, was the forbidden fruit picked by Eve in the Garden of Eden. It is said that Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their nakedness.
“And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.”
(Genesis 3:7).
Sumerian stone tablets dating back to 2500 B.C. show culinary use of figs, and remains of fig trees were discovered during exhuming Neolithic sites from 5000 B.C. Some recorders consider it the first of the domesticated crops.
Figs hold a position of symbolism in many religions, including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism, symbolizing fertility, peace and victory.
Ancient Olympians received figs for their athletic prowess and Pliny the Elder admired the fruit’s restorative powers. The prophet Mohammed reportedly named the fig as the one fruit he would most wish to see in heaven.
A woman, holding a child with her left hand, reaching for a fig.
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