We got an email from Amy, who is looking for a recipe for cuccidadas, (or possibly cuchidahti, or cuddureddi, or even cucidati the spelling varies a lot.)

Hi,
Since you know a lot about Italian fig trees and such, I was curious if you knew of an
Italian fig cookie recipe? Or if not, at the very least, would you
happen to know where I can find good fresh figs in New York City?

Amy (NYC)

Hi Amy,
There are some recipe links out there, if you flex the spelling of the name a little, so I’ve posted them for you, but I wasn’t familiar with it myself.
Here’s what we found:
Sicilian Fig Cookies
Italiancook.com
Inmamaskitchen.com

As for the fresh figs, you may try the Union Square Green Market, but it’s hard for us to know: we’re around 60 miles from NYC…and as you may imagine, we never have to go out looking for fresh figs!
Thanks for your questions!
Tina