Figs are soft sweet fruits, full of small seeds and often eaten dried. They grow on trees. Fresh figs are delicious and jams and chutneys are often made from them. The skin of a fig is very thin and ripe figs do not keep or travel very well so in warm countries figs are dried. - See more at: http://www.greatgrubclub.com/a-z-fruit-veg#.WCRW499tfqA