I'm not a fan of them, just curious as to why they piss you off. It seems easy enough to stay away from food you don't care for, I hate asparagus for example, so I stay away from it. It has never pissed me off. You on the other hand have negative feelings toward a food. Did you catch a fig newton in bed with your lady? Did it cut you off in traffic? Did it get that promotion you wanted?
EDIT: since you asked, here is a little info about figs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_fig