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Achiote - MexiChef Achiote Paste 1.16 lb
The Achiote Paste, favored in Yucatan and Oaxacan cuisine, Achiote Paste is made from thousands of slightly bitter, earthy flavored, red annatto seeds. Ground into a paste, Achiote is a distinctly colored and flavored mainstay in the Mexican Kitchen. Aciote.
- Dilute paste with sour citrus juices or vinegar to create true tasting sauces or marinades.
- Create traditional pork dishes such as Pibil - pork steamed in banana leaves.
- Use to enhance poultry and seafood dishes to yield distinct flavor and lively color.
- Add to corn dough to create a zesty flavor and color in empanadas and red tamales.
Obtained from a vegetable specie originary from Tropical America. Also known as annatto, achote, onnote, cocotte bija and bixa Is the extraction from the outer cover of the shell, each fruit has 30 seeds approximately. Because of the red-orange color is very valuable as a colorant. It's of a great interest for commercial purposes because FDA considers its colorant "extent of certification". It is used as a colorant and condiment for traditional dishes such as: cochinita pibil, rice, chicken in achiote and caldo de olla. Also used to add color to butter, cheese, popcorn, drinks, and breads among other products. The main Achiote growers are Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and Dominican Republic.