All Ficus (figs) are edible, but only ten are palatable. Far and away and the only first class Ficus is the well known commercial fig.
Being at Leu Gardens the other day, I noticed a specimen of F. auriculata (syn. F. roxburghii).
This species is well worth growing for no other reason than the very large leaves. At my place I have used them as dinner plates for parties to save cleaning up. I also make people eat with their fingers to achieve the same.
I grew and sold through my nursery umpteen seedlings. I planted two and have tasted several. I have had comments from SE Asians confirming one particular seedling is in quality above the rest.
The species is native to the Himalayan foothils on The eastern side. Hmmmm maybe it comes down itno malaysia.
Anyway, for every Ficus species circa 800 in number a species of wasp has co-evolved to polinate that particular Ficus. Sometimes, but more often not, the local fig wasp will take to pollinating an exotic Ficus introduction e.g. Ficus macrophylla in California.
What is interesting is this F. auriculata of mine started off with about one in a hundred fruit ripening priperly indicating feetilization...but no wasp..so for years I thought maybe a geneti propensity towards parthenocarpic fruit (commercial fig is 100% parthenocarpic)
The few that would ripen would be with a 3 month more or less window an don either side of that none.
Over these last 8 10 years many more than 1 /100 are ripening but far from a lot.
I now beleieve soem other insect is crawling inside and adventitiously pollinating.
I have had tens of thousands of backpackers thru my farm and many have tasted the fruit.
It is only one of two examples of fruits where people like it better than me.
A good one has a jelly inside and tastes UNMISTAKENLY of artificial strawberry and artificial coconut flavouring. Believe, that reads a lot better than it tastes.
Note even the ones that ripen properly the seed is not viable. They strike readily from cuttings or air layers.