Dried figs with almonds

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Dried figs from Salento, stuffed with a whole almond and flavoured with cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaf. Soft and easy to chew, never leathery: the difference is in the cooking. In a 300 g bag or a 48 g pack of 4 figs.

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Data sheet

Manufacturer: Feudo San Giacomo
Reference: FEUDO-FICHI-300
Origin area: Brindisi
GMO Free: Si
Handmade product: Si
Ingredients: Fichi secchi dalla Puglia 91%, mandorle sgusciate 8%, aromi naturali 1% (cannella, semi di finocchio e alloro)
Suitable for: Vegani
Short production line / 0 Km: Si

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EAN13: 8057829270017

Description

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Dried Figs with Almonds

“Grandmother's recipe, with the spices just right.”

Figs from Salento left to dry and stuffed with a whole almond, cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaf. Soft, never hard.

A whole almond inside Cinnamon, fennel, bay leaf 300 g · 48 g

Almond figs are the oldest sweet in Salento: a fig left to dry, opened up and filled with a whole almond and the spices of the tradition. They were the dessert of Apulian homes, the one for festive moments.

We chose these ones for two reasons. The first is that they are soft and easy to chew: not all figs are — some turn out rather hard, which many people dislike, and the difference lies in the cooking. The second is the classic grandmother's recipe, above all for the spices, which come through exactly as they should.

Two women in white coats laying halved figs on outdoor drying racks, next to crates of whole green figs

How they are made

From the fig to the sweet

1	The figs It all starts with figs from Salento, opened up and laid out on the drying racks.
2	Drying This is the step that turns an excellent fruit into a sweet for the pantry, one that keeps for a long time.
3	The filling Inside every fig goes a whole almond, together with natural herbs and spices: cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaf.
4	The cooking This is where everything is decided: cooked the traditional way, they stay soft instead of hardening.

Why these ones

Four things worth knowing

😋 Genuinely soft They chew easily and are never leathery: that is exactly why we picked them.	👵 A family recipe The classic grandmother's recipe, especially when it comes to the spices.
🌰 A whole almond Not a sliver: inside every fig there is one whole almond, with the aromas.	🎁 Two sizes The 300 g bag for the pantry, the 48 g pack with 4 figs to carry with you or slip into a gift.

The tradition

From Roman legionaries to the homes of Salento

Figs are one of the richest and tastiest crops of southern Italy, and the custom of leaving them to dry goes back a very long way: the ancient Romans already prepared dried figs for their legionaries, who carried them along as reserve food. The idea then stayed alive in less wealthy families, who ate dried fruit instead of more expensive sweets.

Dried figs are a speciality of many southern regions, but only in Salento — and above all around San Michele Salentino and the neighbouring villages — was the local sweet enriched with a whole almond, natural herbs and spices as a filling. That is the fico mandorlato, the almond fig.

🎪	The almond fig even has its own festival: every year, at the end of August, San Michele Salentino celebrates the making of it, filling the streets with the flavours, aromas and colours of this speciality and of other local products, from mozzarella and cheeses to focaccia.

Product details

At a glance

Product	Dried figs with almonds (fico mandorlato)
Filling	One whole almond in each fig
Herbs and spices	Cinnamon, fennel seeds, bay leaf
Texture	Soft, easy to chew
Sizes	300 g bag · 48 g pack (4 figs)
Tradition	The almond fig of San Michele Salentino and the villages around it
Origin	Salento, Puglia

Frequently asked questions

Everything you may want to know

What are almond figs?

Figs left to dry and then stuffed with a whole almond, natural herbs and spices. In Salento they are called fichi mandorlati, and they are the local — richer — version of southern Italian dried figs.

Why are some dried figs hard and these are not?

The difference is in the cooking. These stay soft and easy to chew: it was the first thing we checked before putting them in the shop.

Which spices are inside?

Cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaf, along with the whole almond. They are the spices of the traditional recipe, measured so that you taste them without losing the fig.

How many figs are in the 48 g pack?

4 almond figs. It is the small pack, easy to carry with you or to add to a gift. The other size is the 300 g bag.

Where does the almond fig tradition come from?

From Salento, and in particular from the area of San Michele Salentino and the neighbouring municipalities, where a festival is held every year at the end of August dedicated to this very preparation.

Do they go by other names?

Yes: dried figs, almond figs, fichi mandorlati — and in local dialect “fiche secche”. They are always the same thing.

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The sweet of the Apulian winter

Dried figs, a whole almond and the spices of the tradition: in the 300 g bag for the pantry, in the 48 g pack to carry with you.

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Customer reviews

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May 19, 2025 in Italian

Ordinato quasi per caso… e ora non ne posso più fare a meno! I prodotti de La Terra di Puglia sono davvero ottimi: sapori intensi, ingredienti genuini, e una qualità che si sente già al primo assaggio. Ma non solo: anche il packaging mi ha colpito. Tutto è arrivato ben imballato, senza un graffio, con una cura che non si vede spesso negli shop online. Si vede che ci tengono davvero a far arrivare i prodotti integri e perfetti, come appena usciti dal laboratorio. Un mix perfetto di qualità, attenzione e passione. Stra-consigliato!

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January 26, 2021 in Italian

Buoni, ma non corrispondono al mio ricordo di bambina.

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December 28, 2020 in Italian

super buoni, un gusto unico e fragrante

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