history calimyrna fig
Calimyrna: greenish-yellow skin and amber flesh Brown Turkey: purple skin and red flesh Adriatic: the variety most often used to make fig bars, which has a light green skin and pink-tan flesh History. Figs can trace their history back to the earliest of times with mentions in the Bible and other ancient writings. They are thought to have been first cultivated in Egypt. They spread to ancient Crete and then subsequently, around the 9th century BC, to ancient Greece, where they became a staple foodstuff in the traditional diet.