How to eat figs and what are the benefits of eating figs

1. How to eat

1. Eat raw: The most common way to eat figs is to eat them raw. Wash them, peel off the skin and eat them. Except for the outer peel, everything else is edible, and can be made into candied fruit or dried fruit.

2. Cook and eat: prepare figs, pears, appropriate amount of wolfberry, and donkey-hide gelatin dates. After boiling water, put the pears in and boil them first. Then add figs, wolfberry, and donkey-hide gelatin dates and simmer for another 40 minutes on low heat. Finally, add rock sugar and wait for the rock sugar to melt before serving.

3. Stew: It can also be used to stew pig lungs. When stewing, first add clean water and ginger. After the water boils, add the pig lungs to remove the fishy smell. After the color changes, take them out and wash them. Then add rock sugar, tangerine peel and figs and stew together for about two hours. Add a little salt and it is ready to eat.

2. Benefits

Figs have high nutritional value whether eaten raw, cooked or stewed. The benefits are mainly reflected in three aspects: it can lower the three highs, fight cancer, and help digestion. Because it contains low-sugar fiber and vitamin C, it can break down blood lipids and play a role in lowering blood pressure and lipids. It also contains coumarin, psoralen and hydroxybenzaldehyde, which can inhibit cancer cells. In addition, there is citric acid and malic acid, which can improve digestion.