Enjoy Fig, Perfectly In Season Now, as a Dessert♥

Ready to Dive into the Charm of Muhwaga!

If you're curious about what figs are and how to eat them, click!! Figs, which are round and have a purplish color similar to sun-dried jujubes, are perfect to eat these days. This is because their peak season is from August to November. Figs contain many proteolytic enzymes that aid digestion. Moreover, they help prevent constipation, a common chronic issue for modern people! If you haven't tasted these charming figs yet, or if the expensive fruit prices are a burden, try fig desserts. Let's step into autumn with fig desserts!

FOURB Fig Spread

Photo by Yoon Eun-ae, Editor

FOURB (hereafter FourB) can be found throughout Seoul in places like Gwanghwamun, Yongsan, and Euljiro. FourB is famous for its various flavored bagels, starting with plain, cinnamon, volcano, honey milk, and more. Since cream cheese is essential for bagels, the fig spread is even more popular than the bagels themselves. Since this is a fig special, I ordered a fig bagel with fig spread to try. The plain bagel is filled with plenty of sweet dried figs. However, the amount of fig varies depending on the bagel, which was a bit disappointing. The spread hardly has the sour taste typical of cream cheese, so even those who dislike cream cheese can easily try it. Occasionally biting into pickled figs... simply fantastic♡ If it's difficult for subscribers to visit the store, you can also order through Market Kurly, so keep that in mind.

Artisee Fig Scone

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Scones are charmingly free-formed, made into round shapes. Choosing one with more toppings like figs is the savvy way to enjoy them! Artisee's fig scone completely breaks the prejudice that scones are dry. I can confidently say it is the most moist and soft scone I've ever tasted. Inside the plain and savory scone are chewy dried figs, allowing you to fully enjoy the texture and charm of figs. A pro tip is to warm it up to double the buttery flavor! When I spot Artisee on the street, I go in just to buy the fig scone?sharing this editor's TMI?and if you're curious about other recommended menus at Artisee, click here!

Olemus Fig Melba

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When fig season arrives, you've probably seen this place on Instagram at least once?Olemus, located in Yeonhui-dong. After tasting the two products introduced earlier and falling deeply for figs, this is a place the editor wants to visit when time allows. It is only open from Friday to Monday, and due to word of mouth, the wait is long, so you need to plan your visit carefully. Olemus is a cafe specializing in tea, but it's no exaggeration to say people visit just to try the fig melba. The fig melba consists of hibiscus powder sprinkled over parsley ice cream, delicious figs, and underneath, pistachios and sesame seeds. Moreover, as you eat the fig melba, you'll find sorbet made from Western pear at the bottom! They change the presentation every year, so you'll naturally think of it around this time next year.

There are only a few days left to enjoy figs, so hurry up!