Are There Dead Wasps Inside our Figs? | Food Unwrapped

[@justachick3114]

I love how you answer questions I didnt even know I had!

[@Sbaamalmarri]

The narrator: there may be a wisp of wasp but you won’t be biting anything crunchy. The seeds inside: Am I a joke to you?

[@spaveevo]

Most varieties of figs dont require a wasp to fertilizer them. They are self fertile figs. I have about 15 varieties of fig trees and none require fig wasps since they are common figs meaning they are self fertile. Smyrna figs require a wasp for the breba crop and main crop. San Pedro figs dont require a wasp for the breba crop but do for the main crop and common figs do not require fig wasps at all. In the US If you go down to your local home depot the fig trees they sale are always common figs unless you are in California.

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

I live in California. Now I’m curious why they don’t sell those here.

[@flouserve]

The gentleman in the video has gone to Turkey to explain the matter of caprification, as if there were no common figs closer, for example Spain, where there are areas in Granada, where the technique is still used for the San Pedro and Smyrna varieties. , but together there are more parthenocarpic varieties than the other two. For the record that I have all three types, about 40 common and about 20 between San Pedro and Smyrna -

[@brodeurheaton]

I feel much better that it's a much smaller wasp than I envisioned to start out with

[@borzas]

actually, there is a cultivar (adriatic fig) that does not need need the wasps to produce fruit. I have one in my back yard, no wasps in sight, and the figs are great. and many.

[@Belgarath314]

Why is it not massively used everywhere ?

[@Fredjikrang]

There are many varieties of figs that don't needs wasps, but they are more popular with home growers. I'm not sure why they aren't used as much commercially.

[@Jeffffrey0902]

@@Fredjikrang Because of low yields?

[@Fredjikrang]

Possibly. My figs produce pretty prolifically though without fig wasps.

[@waynewayoaveyard9397]

The adriatic fig tree is a self pollinating tree, that is why their are no wasps.

[@tsham5940]

That’s not gonna stop me, figs are so delicious :)

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

They really are. 😋

[@mohamedalgen8890]

Yeah ❤️❤️

[@Mark-zu6oz]

Cerain varieties are self-fertile and no wasps are involved. These are usually grown in North America or in northern areas that are too cold for the wasps.

[@Icex7]

I used to have a fig tree in my backyard in Australia. I'm guessing it was a self-fertile one. Is there even any benefit to non self-fertile trees?

[@Mark-zu6oz]

@@Icex7 Not unless you want viable seeds from the tree, or there is a particular variety you want that requires pollination. Actually the term self-fertile for fig trees is a bit inaccurate. What happens is that the tree produces fruit which contains no seeds at all.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

@Thomas Pickens Yes, that's true of most varieties of fruit. I meant more as a botanical interest.

[@pamelakate8983]

iI frequently have such questions - Thank you for the answers! I love that you start your videos quickly, and get straight to the point! I constantly yell at y t "You said you would tell about ___ and we are 4 min in and no sign of getting started." But you did a great job and story was told well. THANK YOU ! ! ! !

[@iartistdotme]

I grow and love and eat figs - BUT I always break them apart since wasps, beetles, bugs, and especially ants go inside!!!! Still love/eat them.

[@fartingfury]

Having wondered about this myself, this video brings me to the conclusion that it's no worse than eating Chicken: Both the chicken and the fig will digest insects and turn them into human food. So I won't think I'm eating wasps anymore 🙂

[@disappearintothesea]

And then you’ll digest the chicken when you eat it so you when aliens eat you it’ll be no different from eating a chicken.

[@vincentmackinnon3601]

@@disappearintothesea there is no such thing as aliens theres Angel's and then there's fallen Angel's or demons

[@victoriamilonas1942]

In California, I grew up on the Mission fig. Never heard about wasp pollination or eating old wasps. Shockers!

[@ortcutt]

The Mission fig is a parthenocarpic fig, so it produces fruit even without the fig wasp. Most figs are like this. California also produces Calimyrna figs, which are basically the Smyrna figs that you see in this video. These rely on the wasp, which were introduced to California in the 19th Century specifically to fertilize these kinds of figs.

[@SnoopCatts]

Fascinating! Absolutely excellent, excellent reporting!

[@visnjariley2747]

Finally a proper explanation about figs and wasps.

[@6663000]

I had been wondering about this for a long time, great explanation.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

So, I have been growing figs wrong all my life. I just have a fig tree, collect the figs and eat it. Never heard of male and female figs, never heard that you needed wasps.... This is absolutely new to me.

[@dominicscott5675]

Was there wasps all over it?

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@dominicscott5675 no. Never seen a single one. I all scientific papers says you need wasps, I don't doubt that but never, ever did I notice any.

[@zivkovicable]

Do you grow commercially? Hanging a bag of male figs helps the natural process & increases yield, & yes, even your tree needs wasps. But saying that, i just let my three fig trees grow naturally with just watering & pruning, & have enough for me, the neighbours, local kids who steal a few (just as I did), & even some left over for preserving..

[@gaylordwashington1130]

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod cut one of your fruits open before they are ripe maybe you will see one then but I would warn you if there are wasps in the Fig that you cut they will be mad that you cut it

[@kospencer1]

@@TheAllMightyGodofCod Those wasps are tiny, by the time the figs are ripe it would have been “digested”

[@arabianseagull]

WOW! this is something for the first time I have ever come across getting to know how FIGS grow and actually are so delicious to eat.

[@PirateOfTheNorth]

So I’m guessing figs aren’t vegan?

[@xHTxRaptorF22]

Correct, but they are Kosher and Halal.

[@Kibinishi]

@@xHTxRaptorF22 two words great for marketing... Kosher and Halal. Ill put those two words and bump up all prices 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnalderman9899]

I love learning something new every day !!!!!

[@johnferradino]

I like dried figs sometimes. The have a particular crunch in them. I knew about the wasps but I like to tell myself it's just seeds

[@trapezius77]

There are no wasps inside even you eat them, those are seeds 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@NayrbRellimer]

Any wasp I see, it's a fig wasp Pearly guillotine, it's a fig wasp And when the harvest's clean, there's a fig wasp It's a winged machine, it's a fig wasp Any wasp I see, it's a fig wasp Pearly guillotine, it's a fig wasp And when the harvest's clean, there's a fig wasp It's a winged machine, it's a fig wasp Did your God know Insects grow in my pome? BIG FIG WASP! BIG FIG WASP!

[@ozziepilot2899]

Today I learned something new , actually every day I do :) that was a great episode

[@ironnerd8336]

Oh, God! Figs... flashbacks from every August. Too many to eat, but I miss them by December.

[@oliverhemmings1978]

"won't be biting into anything crunchy." - has he even eaten a fig?

[@Hyvexx]

probably refers to the insect.

[@beanstaIkjack]

@@Hyvexx figs are crunchy dah

[@clee027]

That phone made me feel weird feelings.

[@snitra.]

Hello, thank you for the information, where I am from (northern Africa) we consider figs as fruits, regarding the wasp dying inside it there is some missing information we usually harvest and eat the figs only when they start releasing some sort of think syrup and when fig it's cleaning up, then it is good (best) for consumption or for drying .

[@mistaree5731]

Now to help me FIG ure it out lol that's gold Jerry!

[@rickharriss]

what happens when Figs are grown in the Uk? I don't imagin we have the requsite wasp population.

[@ahmadnategh6740]

We have self fertile figs which don't require pollination from insects

[@rhughes1795]

They all moved to ameriKKKa and became MAGAts. Oh, you mean the insects!!!

[@charmsurprise]

huh, this is funny. While living in San Diego county California we grew a fig tree that attracted wasps, and we had to be very careful when picking one because they loved to hang out in them gorging themselves I had always presumed...

[@connormcgregor4500]

This channels is gonna blow up

[@Marialeecha]

Great video!!

[@DanielGonzalez-cs8pr]

I have a fig tree, if you pick a fig directly off the tree you will actually find live wasps!

[@denisesilveira3427]

Free protein!

[@Account1746]

People on the phone are tapped

[@TomeRodrigo]

You definitely eat loads of flies and flies bits in any chocolate bar without even knowing it.

[@Gioinsel]

I've been in Aydin, Turkey many years ago and yes the figs are absolutely awesome. I highly recommend 🤩🍈

[@atomicfox4390]

I like dried figs they're delicious i don't care if there are wasps in them a little bit of extra protein never hurt anyone

[@cantsay]

I have fig trees and have never, not once,, seen these bugs on or in my figs and they always ripen. I am still highly skeptical this is necessary, maybe the farmers just think they need these bugs but actually they do nothing?!?

[@nicktombs1876]

If thats the case How come my neighbours twatting fig tree here in britain keeps dropping ripe figs on my lawn that keen giving my dogs the shits and there isn't a tiny wasp in sight?

[@Mark-zu6oz]

Some figs do not require pollination. They are self-fertile.

[@darelldd]

So... I have to wonder how this is happening in my yard as I get millions of figs from my apparently female fig tree. Where are the female wasps coming from? How are they getting here?

[@minorityreport559]

Who else after watching this still loves figs?🤚🏽

[@allistrata]

So are figs vegan? Aaaand GO!

[@greaserleo]

nope, nor is honey (bee sick)

[@lillyess385]

I'm pretty sure some wild mushrooms are not vegan either. Lol

[@nunyabidniz2868]

So the baby figs aren't actually figs yet, they're actually blossoms?

[@reynaldorafananjr.2655]

So figs are also rich in protein in addition to the nutrients it naturally possess? Nice.

[@gregjohnson720]

In Portuguese the word for fig is figo. Do not ask and Italian speaker what a figo or figa is in Italian!

[@vikk3]

Sounds cool

[@JohnJones-cp4wh]

Used to play a good game of football.

[@robin111v]

any dutchies here? This feels soo much like de keuringsdienst van waarde

[@kathyl9222]

How long have people known about this? It seems like people have known this for thousands of years already.

[@joeblack4436]

Even if there were one tiny little wasp. I wouldn't care.

[@aaronlee6361]

If the "pregnant" female wasp gets trapped in the fig, how do they repopulate?

[@rylian21]

The ones which get into the male figs can reproduce.

[@rosahacketts1668]

No more figs for me then.

[@hplc123456]

There's no such thing as squeamish in the circle of life

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

Let me " fig-ure" it out myself.

[@warlokkk]

Oh yeah babey

[@navajoauckland6003]

Never ever again

[@ColonelBummleigh]

Fig rolls!

[@BarackBananabama]

I think this show will result in a 10% loss of Turkish GDP.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

That shows you the power of Big Fig.

[@happyfreeky]

Not with only 11,000 views

[@kaycollarfeild]

@@happyfreeky it's a tv show

[@happyfreeky]

@@kaycollarfeild Still probably not significant enough to cause a 10% loss, even if every single viewer of the TV show stopped eating

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

1:26 ewww look at the nat bug's

[@lillyess385]

Love figs. Don't care about the little wasps. We ingest so many tiny insects in our veggies regardless, not to mention the uglies that we eat in meat and dairy. Lol

[@Birdylockso]

Poor male wasps, indeed!

[@betttrbeth]

Thank you. I had heard there’s wasps in figs but I couldn’t picture it. As a vegetarian, I wouldn’t eat bugs either. I understand the wasp is dissolved but if there was a dissolved chicken in it I’d decline too. It’s fascinating though.

[@grafmecx2641]

Just found out, figs are not vegan

[@sageantone7291]

She's assuming the wasps' genders?

[@qworky902]

I may be done with figs after having watched this.

[@trapezius77]

Don't be a baby. There are no wasps inside them when you eat them. You sure you understood the video? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

You might not want to eat bananas if that's an issue for you.

[@mr.fluffy770]

Whatever .... still better than corn fed cattle 🐄

[@dhjsekkdnbbsndjsj3489]

Lol

[@xihangyang]

non vegan food?

[@alanw8450]

Love the program but isn’t it about time thay stop flying all over the world