Why are figs not vegan?

Chef's answer
These flowers bloom inside the unripe fig-shaped "fruit," which later ripens into the fruit that we enjoy so thoroughly. ... Because of their backwards, inside-out nature, figs cannot rely on normal methods, like wind or bees, for pollination. Enter the fig wasp.
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These flowers bloom inside the unripe fig-shaped "fruit," which later ripens into the fruit that we enjoy so thoroughly. ... Because of their backwards, inside-out nature, figs cannot rely on normal methods, like wind or bees, for pollination. Enter the fig wasp.
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