Contents

Introducing the Fig

1 The Fruit of Paradise

2 A Botanical Curiosity

3 Origins in Arabia and Mesopotamia

4 Figs in Ancient Greece

5 Figs in Ancient Rome

6 The Crusaders and Figs in Medieval Europe

7 All Around the World: The Modern History

8 ‘Not Worth a Fig’ or the Fruit of Heaven?

Recipes

Select Bibliography

Websites and Associations

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index