With this collection of fig recipes, I would like to underline the close relationship between sun, wheat and figs. Since ancient times, countless products have been made with figs, first dried under the sun and then processed to become important food and medicines. Plato pointed out several times that the best diet for an athlete should consist of figs, oats and fermented milk.

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Almost all the dishes (bucellatum, fig coffee, hutzel bread, wholemeal pretzel with fig seeds, mestizo) were prepared with the ULOG solar oven, which is very feasible for me since we have 300 days of sunshine in Arequipa per year. This is a huge advantage and has allowed me to benefit from the use of solar energy even in winter and to develop (or revive) real innovative products, because figs can be transformed very well into fig coffee or fig paste.

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Thanks to the use of this practical tool, I can make products like the fig coffee or whole wheat bread completely autarchic. The solar oven is lightweight and can be easily transported. With this model, which reaches a temperature of 140 C, it is possible to bake or sterilise fruit and vegetables, which is very effective against food waste in the countryside, where the food supply starts.