Annatto
by James Temple
Title
Annatto
Artist
James Temple
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This exotic pod, about the size of a walnut, opens up to reveal its brick red annatto seeds. These seeds are used for coloring cheeses like cheddar, and butter. It is more widely used in the Caribbean and Latin American cuisine, especially Guatemala and Mexico. The seeds are also particularly associated with Filipino cuisine, in dishes like; ukoy, shrimp and sweet potato fritters; pipian, chicken and pork in an annatto oil sauce; and kari-kari, a brightly coloured vegetable and oxtail stew. In Hawaii it is called alaea, alaea la au, or kūmauna. It is also called the lipstick tree because the dye from these seeds is sometimes used to color the lips, and other parts of the body.
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January 29th, 2011
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