Celeste fig
Ficus carica 'Celeste' · Fruit
Top 10 pairings
The Celeste is the little sugar fig of the American South — a small, tidy teardrop with violet-to-purple-brown skin and a sweet, rich, rosy-amber interior so honeyed it is often eaten straight off the tree. Hardy, heavy-bearing and forgiving, it is the backyard fig of the Southeast, cherished for fresh eating and for the dark, syrupy preserves that fill Southern pantries each summer.
Picking a good onedrag
Firm, neck straightSplit, weeping, souring
DroopingPeak rawEat as it is: torn over cheese, cured ham or cream.
Neck and stemNeck bent, the fruit hanging heavy
Weight and giveHeavy for size, yields to a touch
SkinFine lines at the shoulder, skin dry
Smell at the eyeWarm, honeyed, faintly floral
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What you get from one
99%
Edible part
50 g · just the stem off
51 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 2× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Single layer, loosely covered
Airflow