Is a fig a dried-up date or is a date a dried-up fig or are they separate fruits entirely?

I always thought one was derived from the other just as raisins are dried grapes, but I've been told that I'm mistaken. Am !?

Is a fig a dried-up date or is a date a dried-up fig or are they separate fruits entirely?
They are two different fruits that are both usually dried before sale in the U.S. That's a real shame. If you ever find the fresh versions, then try them. The flavors and textures are amazing, especially the figs.



Some parts of the U.S. once banned figs because they are so succulent they must have been made by the devil to tempt mankind. I'm not kidding. That was the reasoning.
Reply:Figs and dates are two different fruits. Figs are squishy on the inside with things that look like tiny seeds. It is really fibrous. A date on the other hand is a pit fruit. It is sweet and fibrous as well. Figs can be dried and dates can be dried. Dried figs and dried dates are two separate things.
Reply:Different fruits.
Reply:They are 2 different fruits, though they come from the same region of the world. Perhaps they share common ancestry.
Reply:THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT FRUITS
Reply:A fig is a fig, whether fresh or dried.

A date is a date, whether fresh or dried.

They are 2 different fruits.
Reply:They are different
Reply:I was told the same as you...



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Reply:they are different.
Reply:Figs are from the Fig tree. Dates from the Date Palm. Both from middle-east/medditeranian region. Both delicious. Figs especially are a good laxative

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