21. 1 / 2 cup achiote or annatto seeds, available at farmers'or Latin markets 22. The appeal is to serious cooks willing to track down malanga root and annatto seeds. 23. Annatto , the reddening spice of the Caribbean, is the same thing as achiote.24. Annatto ( achiote ) : Is to Puerto Rican cooking what chiles are to Mexican.25. Since the 18th century it has been coloured orange by adding annatto extract during manufacture. 26. Annatto : also known as achiote.27. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over very low heat and add annatto seeds. 28. Its orange colour comes from different sources depending on the manufacturer, but is often annatto . 29. Beer and annatto are rarely used in Spanish cooking and never in arroz con pollo there. 30. Annatto seeds contain about 5 % pigments, which consist of 70-80 % bixin.
