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Annatto

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Annatto is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree, native to tropical parts of the Americas. It is used to impart a yellow to red-orange color to foods and may also lend a sweet, peppery flavor.

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Chicken inasal, Dishes
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Annatto is native to South America.
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Nacatamal - Wikipedia
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Chicken inasal (Wikipedia)
Used By: Chicken inasal, infobox main_ingredient field
Quote, Used By: Chicken inasal, infobox main_ingredient field
Chicken, calamansi juice, black pepper, vinegar and annatto
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Java rice (Wikipedia)
Used By: Java rice, Lead sentence
Quote, Used By: Java rice, Lead sentence
Java rice, sometimes called yellow fried rice, is a Filipino fried rice dish characterized by its yellow-orange tint from the use of turmeric or annatto.
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Relleno negro (Wikipedia)
Used By: Relleno negro, Lead, paragraph 2 [uses-ingredient]
Quote, Used By: Relleno negro, Lead, paragraph 2 [uses-ingredient]
The original recipe contains turkey, ground pork to make the but (meatball), tomato, chilmole, achiote, black pepper, cloves, cumin, oregano, epazote, garlic and boiled eggs.
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Yellow rice (Wikipedia)
Used By: Yellow rice, Lead section
Quote, Used By: Yellow rice, Lead section
made using white rice turned yellow by annatto, saffron or turmeric
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