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Figs are everywhere in Umbria this time of year and it seems they have been on our table for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The trees produce two types of fruit each year; branches overloaded with smaller figs that will ripen in August/September and a much smaller number of large figs growing alongside the small ones that mature in July. The figs available now are the large “fake” ones or “fallacciani” to the Umbrians (“fallacciano” can also used as an insult for a phony person and is also the name of a variety of black figs grown near Rome) . They are very sweet and juicy and are partner perfectly with prosciutto or other cured meats. A quick lunch favorite of the locals is a “sandwich” of fig, prosciutto and focaccia.
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A short video on how to eat a fig umbrian style
