I fig you not!

Did you know I've never actually eaten a fig before. Well, that is until Manny came to stay.

Thanks to him I can now not only change a washer on a bathroom tap, but he's also opened up a whole new world to me, by simply serving up the humble fig as a starter one evening last week.

It wasn't just the perfect mix of salty jambon cru with the dense and sweet flesh of the fig, (bought fresh that day from Olonzac market), that made the whole experience so enjoyable. But add to this the enticing story to how Manny himself was first introduced to this culinary delight, involving a buxom Italian goddess named Contessa.

The fact that he prepared a wonderful dinner dressed only in a sarong, merely added a certain je ne sais quoi to the whole event.

So won over am I, that I've even included some fig knowledge for your delectation:

Did you know?

• The edible fig is one of the first plants to be cultivated by humans
• Adam and Eve covered their private's with fig leaves
• Figs are on of th ehighest plant sources of calcium and fibre
• Figs have a laxative effect and contain many antioxidants

So why not figging well get down Teccies and buy some today!!! Sarongs and goddess stories not essential, but are always welcome whether eating figs or not.