A fig reduction made from Violette de Bordeaux figs, for instance, can be drizzled over meats like duck or lamb for a refined, sweet-savory contrast that brings out the figs' deep flavors.

Fresh, ripe figs are luscious and delicate. Their flavors are varied and nuanced, depending on the type of fig. For instance, ...

Brown Turkey figs are especially delicious in desserts, thanks to their sweet, baking spice–like flavor. Despite the name, this purple-and-yellow-skinned variety was originally bred in France.

Figs are already an underappreciated fruit, but fig leaves are even more worthy of your attention. Here's how to extract a ...

Figs are often paired with other fruit or used in sweet applications, but I wanted to see how they played in more overtly savory dishes beyond a salad of greens with goat cheese.

Menomale’s Ficocella pizza special is topped with mozzarella, marinated cherry tomatoes, 18-month-aged prosciutto, basil and fresh figs tossed in honey. (Jason Hornick/for Express) ...