Porridge is often unfairly typecast as bland. Going into the Pearly Spurtle championships, I was keen to prove this stereotype dead wrong. When devising my creative porridge entry, one ingredient was always going to be the star. The fig: treasure of the ancient world, food of the gods, creamy, grassy, sweet, juicy, palate-enveloping, and completely intoxicating.
I am a total obsessive (I even run a fig-themed newsletter) and here they transform traditional wintery porridge into a bowl of Mediterranean sunshine.
