Annatto © Denzil Green Annatto is a seed used as a food colouring. In many people’s view, it has little or no discernible taste. Annatto comes from a bush, conveniently also called “Annatto”, which is native to South America. The bush flowers with blossoms that may be either bright white, or pink. Pink annatto bush…
Colourings
Saffron
Saffron is a spice which both colours and flavours food. You can buy Saffron as threads or as a powder in glass vials or in tins at most food stores. Like all spices, the whole spice has a longer shelf life than ground versions. Good Saffron threads will be dry and brittle if you touch…
Turmeric
Turmeric grows as an underground stem. It has a very mild flavour, tasting faintly like a mix of ginger and pepper. It is used a great deal for the colour that it gives to dishes, which is a brilliant yellow.