For thousands of years, the eastern Mediterranean has been a cultural melting pot, bringing cultures and cuisines through trade and migration. Author Yasmin Khan traces the ingredients that spread through the region from Ottoman rule to recent refugee communities. Khan explores what borders, identity, and migration mean in an interconnected world. Her recipes unite around fresh ingredients like dill, oregano, citrus, dates, tahini, and cardamom. She includes healthy, seasonal, vegetable-focused recipes like hot yogurt soups, zucchini and feta fritters, pomegranate and sumac chicken, and candied pumpkin with tahini and date syrup. Fully accessible for home cooks, Ripe Figs celebrates an ever-diversifying region and imagines a world without borders. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)