Brown Turkey, Adriatic, Black Genoa, Gross Longue Vert, Brunoro Black, French Sugar, San Brunswick, Mrs Williams…..all different species of the delicious fig fruit.  (One of us is actually, to some, a Mrs Williams.  So this species - dark, sometimes purple, fruit with rich red flesh - is a particular interest, but elusive.)

There is a fig tree down the road from us, currently groaning under the weight of its fruit.  It’s a real reminder of the short, but rewarding, season of the fresh fig, and a reminder to find New Zealand’s fig growers.  Get your hands on some now, if you can.  There’s plenty to know about them, and more to do with them.