Yes, the streets in France are full of fig trees and we could eat us full on them, almost every day. Sadly, they left our tongues a bit sour ^^ But we learned how to pick the best ones..
They are so delicate.. Either they are unripe.. or they are ripe.. RIGHT NOW.. NOW you have to eat them..half a day later, it seems, it´s over… I can imagine shipping them to a supermarket and commercialise them is kind of a struggle ^^