Editing Fig roll (section)

==History==
[[Fig]]s have been a popular food since [[Fig#From_ancient_times|ancient times]], originating in the areas of the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Asia Minor]].

Early [[Egypt|Egyptians]] may have invented the first fig roll—a simple pastry made with fig paste and a flour-based dough.<ref>{{cite web |title=Have a rootin' tootin' celebration of Fig Newton Day |url=https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/lifestyle/2018/01/10/have-a-rootin-tootin-celebration-of-fig-newton-day/116556966/ |publisher=Herald Mail Media |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> In the [[Middle Ages]], the arab physician [[Ibn Butlan]] is recorded to have recommended eating figs with biscuits, or sugared bread—an early instance of what could be considered a fig roll.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collingham |first1=Lizzie |author-link=Lizzie Collingham |title=Crumbs! A history of biscuits in 15 fantastic facts – from flatulence cure to phenomenal fuel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/oct/18/crumbs-a-history-of-biscuits-in-15-fantastic-facts-from-flatulence-cure-to-phenomenal-fuel |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>

Fig rolls were popular with [[United Kingdom|British]] immigrants in the United States in the late 19th century.<ref name="ThoughtCo">{{cite web |last1=Bellis |first1=Mary |title=Fig Newton: History and Invention of the Cookies |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/fig-newton-history-1991793 |website=ThoughtCo. |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>