Ooh, I was just given a box of fichi ricoperti from Carluccio’s. They are sourced from the hilltop town of Aiello, and are chocolate coated figs stuffed with walnuts and orange peel.
“Inside the bijou factory adjoining Aloisio’s parents’ home, the sugary scent in the air of toasting figs mixed with melting chocolate is intoxicating. A group of women in striped overalls and hairnets sit quietly chatting as they cut each fig in half and delicately stuff it with candied peel and toasted walnuts.”
Mmm, I can’t wait to try them. And this is a good post to end on because the next one will be my farewell…