Badia Annatto Ground Spice, 2.75 oz

Ground annatto — the earthy, slightly peppery seed that gives Caribbean and Latin cooking its signature golden-orange color. Pre-ground skips the step of toasting and grinding whole seeds, so the color and flavor go straight into your sofrito, rice, or stew.

Common Uses

Arroz con pollo, Puerto Rican sofrito and sazón, Cuban-style yellow rice, cochinita pibil, Yucatecan recados, Filipino kare-kare, Jamaican rice and peas, chorizo seasoning, and achiote oil for finishing fish or pernil.

Cuisine Context

Annatto (achiote) is the color of Latin cooking. In Mexican kitchens it's the base of Yucatán's recado rojo that defines cochinita pibil and pollo pibil. Across the Caribbean and Puerto Rico it tints sofrito and sazón. Pan-Latin home cooks rely on it wherever a dish needs that warm orange hue without paprika's sweetness.

Pro Tip

Bloom a teaspoon in warm oil or lard for 30 seconds before adding aromatics — you'll get the deep orange achiote oil that coats rice grains and meat evenly.

Ships from Doral, FL.