【香川】はざまのいちじく（無花果） – [Kagawa] Fig of Hazama, Mannou town, Kagawa pref.

四国に移住して出会った感動した食材がいくつかあるのですが、無花果（いちじく）もそのひとつ。香川県の土器川沿いの水はけの良い砂地で育つ、甘みの濃い弾けるような実の無花果は、古くから栽培されいて、まんのう町の羽間地区の無花果は、「はざまいちじく」として全国的にも有名です。日がよくあたって皮が紫色になっているものが選ぶポイント。

There are several impressive foodstuffs that I have encountered since moving to Shikoku, and figs are one of them. One of these is the fig, which grows in the well-drained sandy soil along the Doji River in Kagawa Prefecture and has long been cultivated for its sweet, floppy fruit. The key to selecting figs is to ensure that they are well exposed to the sun and that the skin is purple.