A lot of recipes call for black mission figs. What are they exactly? How are they different from regular dried figs? I usually just use regular dried figs imported from either Turkey or Greece whenever recipes call for black... (3 replies, last updated by emilief December 26, 2008)

anybody know where to get them fresh? Thanks. (0 replies, last updated by samssmith August 4, 2007)

has anyone seen them around? I need them for a recipe. thanks! (2 replies, last updated by careyurban December 7, 2006)

I bought a bag of mission figs for a chicken recipe, but cannot make it because the main ingredient was discontinued (non substitutable). So, does anyone have any recipes of something I can make with them? Obviously I can eat... (7 replies, last updated by pamd May 10, 2006)

peppercorns and a big piece of orange zest. I used candied orange peel I made myself a while ago. This was just delightful and the recipe calls for black mission figs. I used the green ones that came in my CSA box last week. (6 replies, last updated by oakjoan July 17, 2009)

Already checked with Whole Foods, no fresh mission figs! Any hounds that frequent NS green grocers or speciality stores know where I can find these? They are for a recipe we saw on FN and have been searching around the key... (6 replies, last updated by lisa13 November 22, 2006)

that it is as caloric as it is: 150 calories/one-half cup...where do all those calories come from? The two other flavors on the shelf were strawberry and chocolate, neither of which interested me as much as this Black Mission Fig... (8 replies, last updated by Carb Lover October 13, 2006)

Just bought some organic dried mission figs from Whole Foods. Some of the figs have a white “bloom” on them that looks like white lichen or some kind of mold, or even like crystallized sugar. The figs taste fine.... (2 replies, last updated by bella_sarda December 9, 2007)

Sorry I don’t know how to do the link on this, but it sounded wonderful. Go to www.nimanranch.com Click on recipes, then pork, and scroll down. The recipe calls for dried mission figs (simmered in wine) made into a paste with... (0 replies, last updated by steakman55 October 23, 2007)

I’ve looked in all the health food stores near me, and in some middle eastern stores, but all I can find are turkish figs and Calimyrna figs. Where can I find black mission figs, dried, in Montreal? Locations near the... (8 replies, last updated by maisonbistro October 15, 2007)

Any experience with a particular source? (1 reply, last updated by doc_rck June 15, 2004)

On the West side I have seen decent figs at Wild Oats/ Santa Monica recently, both large greenish ones ( calmyrnas?)and small black missions. All the Farmers markets usually have at least one vendor with figs in season, which is... (4 replies, last updated by Emme October 1, 2003)

OMG. I was thinking about this list yesterday. The computer I had this list on crashed. I can’t believe it still lives here! Right now you can get wonderful fresh mission figs at Whole Foods, unless you’re lucky... (30 replies, last updated by coll September 14, 2009)

What kind of fig would you recommend? I think I used a black mission fig. (4 replies, last updated by missclaudy August 28, 2006)

Yes, the figs are here. Saw very nice ones on 30th Avenue in Astoria just east of 31st Street if heading towards Ditmars Blvd. Unfortunately, they were only selling the Mission figs right now, not any Calimyrna yet. They looked... (6 replies, last updated by Cheese Boy August 15, 2006)