A fig is a sweet, soft fruit that grows on fig trees in warm climates. Inside, figs have a unique jammy texture filled with tiny edible seeds that create a slight crunch. The outside can be purple, green, or brown depending on the variety. Fresh figs are delicious but delicate and spoil quickly, so people often dry them to preserve them, creating chewy, concentrated-sweet dried figs that keep for months.

Figs have been cultivated for thousands of years and appear throughout ancient history and literature. In the Bible, Adam and Eve used fig leaves for clothing. Ancient Greeks and Romans prized figs so highly that some city-states made exporting their best varieties illegal.

The phrase “I don't care a fig” or “not worth a fig” means something is worthless or unimportant. If your friend says they don't give a fig about who wins the game, they mean they couldn't care less about the outcome.