Dried figs, or what might be in a fig newton, well... you're on your own on that one.
err, that's what I was most interested in... I've eaten an entire pack of fig newtons in one sitting.
The fig filling in fig newtons is crunch because it contains seeds. ;)
I always used to wonder why they would make the filling contain the hard crunchy part, which I really didn't like.
Re:What a fig is.
by SoftwareMaven on Monday September 13, 2010 @12:35AM
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"I've eaten an entire biological micro-ecosystem in one sitting."
FTFY!
Glad I don't like fig newtons. :)
You are a biological micro-ecosystem. So eating one shouldn't really squick you out.
"I've eaten an entire biological micro-ecosystem in one sitting."
Tastes like ... victory.
Just don't ever look at the germs in your mouth or the rest of your digestive system.
There is an amazing amount of wildlife in a wasp pollinated fig. If you break one open, all sorts of interesting stuff crawls out, not just immature wasps, but also a lot of organisms that prey on the wasps.