Figs cool you down and relieve summer heat without causing internal heat, and during the dog days of summer, when you cannot finish them all, you can also dry them into fruit leather.

Many people enjoy eating figs, though some do not, because figs have a distinctive aroma that some people cannot stand. I myself quite like eating figs. We also planted a fig tree in the yard back home, mainly because fig trees do not attract many insects, though they do easily draw small birds and boring insects.

The benefits of figs

Figs have a soft, glutinous texture, and ripe figs are especially sweet. I loved eating them as a child; they taste a bit like a ripe persimmon. Soft and sticky. Figs are also rich in nutrients, containing abundant amino acids and vitamins, as well as various enzymes and dietary fiber. Although figs are very sweet, they are not high in calories and are high in fiber, making them especially suitable for women who are trying to lose weight. They also have anti-aging benefits, can relieve fatigue, promote digestion, and have anti-cancer effects. It is fair to say that figs are very suitable for people to eat.

Traditional Chinese medicine also has records about figs. The famous medical classic "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "figs are sweet and neutral in flavor, non-toxic, and mainly serve to stimulate the appetite, stop diarrhea and dysentery, treat the five types of hemorrhoids, and soothe sore throats." It is fair to say that the main benefits of figs have all been described.

Such an excellent fruit as the fig is of course suitable for people to eat.

During the dog days of summer, the weather is hot, and people easily become irritable, suffer from internal heat, and lose their appetite. Figs happen to be relatively mild in nature and have the benefits of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting digestion, and increasing appetite, so figs are very suitable to eat during the dog days of summer. However, moderation is important in all things, so do not eat too many.

Dried figs

Many families like to plant a fig tree at home, because fig tree leaves are very large and the tree is not very tall, so it provides shade in summer, and it does not attract insects. The fig tree also has a distinctive aroma that repels insects. Figs are also very productive, and you can harvest many fruits every year. Ours often cannot all be eaten, so my mother always picks the figs and makes them into dried figs. Not only can you eat the dried figs, you can also use them to brew tea, which is said to be good for the throat and to moisten the lungs.

Here I will share with you again how to make dried figs at home. The method is actually very simple. First pick some fresh figs, but do not pick ones that are too ripe, as those rot easily. Wash them clean. If you are patient enough, you can peel off the fig skin, because the skin does not have a very good texture.

Back home we do not have an oven, so we just put them in the sunlight to dry. Place the figs on a drying tray or a mat and leave them in the sun for a few days, turning the figs over often in between so they dry more evenly. Then put the dried figs into a plastic bag and seal them for two or three days, and the texture of the dried figs will be especially good.

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