Dec 21 2007
Achiote molido – Ground annatto seed
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Published by Laylita at 12:25 am under All, Basics, Central America, Condiments, South America
Achiote is also known as annatto seed and is mainly used to give a golden orangish color to the food. Achiote can be found in the Latin supermarkets and even in regular grocery stores, usually in the section where they have the ground or dried chilies. When I moved to the US it was really hard to find, but it is a lot easier now, if you can’t find achiote use some mild paprika instead.
Wikipedia also has some background information on this seed.
I would love if you posted some more recipes from Yucatan, Mexico. They used a lot of achiote there.