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What is an achiote?

What is an achiote? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
  3. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
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The delicious rice is reddened with achiote and redolent of olive oil.
An interesting plant, very much in evidence here, is the achiote or uruc.
The Mexican pantry explains achiote, cheeses and produce, including the herb epazote.
In my recipe for Yucatán fish, a large fillet of grouper that's been marinated in a bright paste of achiote, orange and lime is wrapped in banana leaves before baking or grilling.
These baffles were conducted to control the Itza borderlands, to obtain valuable resources such as salt, cacao, vanilla, achiote and to take sacrificial victims for their gods.
Pork shoulder is steeped in a marinade of peppery achiote and sour orange, folded in banana leaves, then slow-roasted until it practically shreds itself.

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