Caramelized Figs

[whatnot1]

Can you still buy these in the UK? Always on the sideboard at Christmas but I haven't seen any in the shops for years.

[Buenchico]

The excellent Mysupermarket.co.uk website (which is wonderful for tracking products down) shows that both Asda and Sainsbury's have stocked them in the past but, sadly, that no UK supermarkets currently have them.

There don't even seem to be any online suppliers. Sorry!

However it looks really easy to produce your own:
https://stupideasypaleo.com/2013/03/27/caramelized-figs/

[gingejbee]

The only "figgy" things I've come across specifically at Christmas are not "caramelised figs"....but "dried figs".....like these (available at Lidl) at £1.29.


https://www.lidlcommunity.co.uk/t5/Product-Reviews/Alesto-Dried-Figs-Fichi-Secchi/cns-p/44169

[237SJ]

I think these used to be called Chinese Figs. There have been quite a few people hunting for them over the years (if you Google it) to no avail

[FrillyPancake]

Tk Maxx. Saw them yesterday and wondered about them.....:-)

[Buenchico]

^^^

"The last remaining Batger’s product, Chinese Figs, was discontinued around the year 2000"

http://letslookagain.com/tag/chinese-figs/

[Cloverjo]

Buenchico seems to have the definitive answer.

On reading your question, whatnot, I was reminded of a lozenge shaped box with Eat Me on it. Were they figs? They always seemed to appear in supermarkets just before Christmas and were always on our sideboard, although I'm sure no one ever ate them.

[Mamyalynne]

Those were dates.

[Cloverjo]

Ah, yes, mamya. As soon as I'd posted I thought they might have been dates. They are both awful IMO, so I don't look at them long enough to tell the difference. :)

[whatnot1]

Thanks all.... maybe next year.