AT A GLANCE
When is a fig bad?
One fresh fig is after at room temperature three to five days bad. Spoiled figs are mushy, smell bad, and are moldy. Dried figs are after six to twelve months no longer edible. The fruits are sticky, infested with mold and yeast.
Can figs go bad?
Fresh figs are included room temperature at the latest after three to five days no longer edible. Because figs don't mature, the fruits are harvested when they are ripe and can already go bad on the way to the supermarket. How to tell if a fresh fig is bad:
- Muddy pressure points.
- Moldy surface.
- Musty to sour smell.
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Dried figs can also spoil
As dried fruit, figs are up to twelve months edible. In case of improper storage the fruit will go bad within a few weeks. The figs will ferment, become sticky, moldy and smell unappetizing.
How long do fresh figs stay edible?
You can extend the shelf life of fresh figs with a proper storage and preservation. How to do it:
- Keep in the fridge: 5 to 7 days.
- Soaking in alcohol: 3 to 4 months.
- In the oven dry and store in a cool place: 6 to 12 months.
- Freezing at -18° Celsius: 6 months.
- Cooking in sugar: up to 18 months.
Tip
Eat fresh figs with or without the skin
It is up to your culinary decision whether you eat a fresh fig with or without the skin. Is the fruit of your own Garden or certified organic farming, you benefit from an extra portion of vitamins and fiber when you use the Peel eat along Alternatively, you can peel or halve the fig and scoop out the aromatic flesh.
