Our Chocolate Figs are a true delicacy, naturally sun-dried in the Aegean region of southwestern Turkey, an area celebrated for its fig production for centuries. The region’s sandy-clay soil, hot summers, and gentle northeasterly winds create the ideal conditions for cultivating figs with a honey-sweet taste, soft texture, and thin skin.
These exceptional figs are carefully filled with a unique blend of dried fruits and nuts before being hand-dipped in rich dark, smooth milk, or velvety white Belgian chocolate. Handcrafted by artisan producers using sustainable Callebaut chocolate, they are free from palm oil, trans fats, and GM ingredients, making them a treat of uncompromising quality.
Production, harvesting and drying have been performed in the same conventional and natural methods for generations such that fig production is considered an art in the region.
Harvesting and drying processes are performed naturally whereby ripened figs are left to dry on trees and fall onto mesh hammocks. Afterwards, the figs are spread on wooden bedsteads under the sun for further drying and are constantly hand checked by experienced farmers for ideal moisture levels.
Owing to their unique cultivation and harvesting methods, and the distinct honey-sweet taste, large size and soft texture, our Aydin figs are protected under the PDO status by the European Commission.
