What are your favorite unique flavored figs?

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FIGSinGA

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As we are all deep in winter in the northern hemisphere, and months away from eating fresh figs, what are your favorite unique fig flavors? I’m not so much interested in the flavor classes as discussed here: (https://figfanatic.com/threads/fig-flavor-categories.946/), but rather unique or favorite varieties from within those classes. For instance, I-258 is a favorite that I consider rather unique flavored.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
 
I could list several here, but some of my favs:

LSU Purple - Surprised? Once it hits about age 5 it often has the maple flavor that I really love.

Gozo Girl (aka GM-172) - It continues to impress me each year. It often has a concord grape note that is delightful

Watermelon Wine - I adore this fig. Gigantic figs that are very sweet and juicy with watermelon and figgy flavor.

Izbat a Naj - This Egyptian fig is unique. It is a honey fig, but once mature it exhibits a distinct banana flavor and sometimes has pineapple notes. Very interesting fig. On a side note, I grow this one in the ground and it seems to be less cold-tolerant than most. It is the first to take cold damage.
 
387PETE said:
Iranian Candy has a very sweet flavor and Moro de Caneva has a figgy flavor with coffee undertones.
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I have a fico secco that rooted last year but I left it to grow on its own devices (no fertilizer or anything) along with other cuttings as an experiment - do you have an opinion on whether you believe Moro de caneva is a synonym of Fico Secco? (Fico deco? Sp?) - some say it’s the same and some say not the same at all…
 
Ikibahd said:
I have a fico secco that rooted last year but I left it to grow on its own devices (no fertilizer or anything) along with other cuttings as an experiment - do you have an opinion on whether you believe Moro de caneva is a synonym of Fico Secco? (Fico deco? Sp?) - some say it’s the same and some say not the same at all…
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I don't have Fico Secco but I do have Nerino and Moro de caneva and they appear to be the same.
 
Thinking back on this past season, I the one that really stuck out as different, (in a good way) was Siblawi. I think I commented that it tasted like Banana Popsicle. I shared with my wife and son and they agreed that it really tasted like that.

The only unfortunate thing is that I didn't get many this year. I'm hoping to get more next season.
 
TorontoJoe said:
Thinking back on this past season, I the one that really stuck out as different, (in a good way) was Siblawi. I think I commented that it tasted like Banana Popsicle. I shared with my wife and son and they agreed that it really tasted like that.

The only unfortunate thing is that I didn't get many this year. I'm hoping to get more next season.
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Banana popsicle.... that definitely is different. I have one going into season 2... so im curious i i get the same taste
 
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