AND WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FRUIT?

I hate picking figs!

First of all it's August and I should be on the beach relaxing with a good book and a glass of nice wine... Instead I'm stuck on top of some hill, tripping over stones, it's hot, they're sticky and their leaves make my skin quite itchy... The problem is -  they are one of my top five fruits.

Anyhow, I remember one April couple of years back (once upon of time, you might say)  while I was living in a nearby town I saw figs in a shop. It was early in the year and I wanted them badly. No picking and here they are, ready to eat, just perfect in shape... Oh my, oh my....  So I gave too much money for too few figs expecting that sweet and sticky taste of healthy fruit I adore. 

I won't even try to describe the dissapointment I felt while tasting them. 

And so, every year in August and September, I spend some time itching and swearing in the heat, tripping over stones and enjoying the pleasure of all the perfect fruits I can get.

Of course, you do not need to go trough all the trouble. Just stop by one of the locals who sell them (you'll recognize them by long lines of drying figs in front of their houses; mostly in villages around Marina)  and you'll get perfect taste of just picked fruit.
If you like dried figs (besides olive oil, Marina area is well known for dried figs), you can get the from the local cooperative. It's a 100% Marina product and I bet you'll love it.
http://www.pz-marina.com/shop.php