EASY TO USE - Effortlessly enhance your grilling and roasting with a simple marinating solution.
ELEVATE YOUR DISHES - Transform ordinary meals into extraordinary culinary experiences with this vibrant achiote paste.
VERSATILE INGREDIENT - Ideal for beef, chicken, and more—perfect for any meal prep.
NO ARTIFICIAL ADDITIVES - Enjoy pure flavor with no added coloring or preservatives.
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FLAVOR - Bring the taste of Yucatan to your kitchen with a product rooted in tradition.
MexGrocer El Yucateco Achiote Paste is a 100g box of authentic Mexican seasoning made from ground annatto seeds. Perfect for marinating meats and enhancing the flavor of traditional Yucatecan dishes, this easy-to-use paste contains no artificial colors or preservatives, making it a healthy choice for culinary enthusiasts.
Specifications
Product Dimensions
9.53 x 2.54 x 18.42 cm; 100 g
Item model number
816493010033
Weight
0.03 Kilograms
Units
100 gram
Serving Recommendation
5 pieces
Country of origin
Mexico
Brand
ACHIOTE
Cuisine
mexican
Format
Paste
Speciality
Alcohol Free
Caffeine content
caffeine free
Package Information
Box
Manufacturer
El Yucateco
Country of origin
Mexico
Serving Size
1, 100 g
Energy (kJ)
775.00 kJ
Energy (kcal)
185.23 kcal
Fat
2.5 g
Carbohydrate
35.0 g
Protein
5.0 g
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Is this like Pibil paste?
I'm struggling to translate the mexican instructions of use to English what is the the recommended way to use this paste as a marinade for chicken?
Is this suitable for vegans?
Does this have any additives or preservative?
Reviews
4.6
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C**L
Great taste
Great taste used it for a quick marinate for burritos
A**A
Just what I needed
Delicious base for my conchinita pibil recipe
U**
Achiote annatto
Good value for money brings back memories of home taste amazing I made stew beef with hot Caribbean Jonny cakes 😋 if you're into taste of central America and Mexico this will get your taste buds going.I will definitely send for more thank again you don't disappoint
A**C
Love this!
This is literally the BEST ingredient if you want delicious pulled pork. Mix this block in a blender with orange juice, pepper, salt, oregano, mixed spice, and cumin. Then spread the marinade all over a 2-3kg joint of pork shoulder, leave overnight then cook in the oven on 160 for 3-4 hours. The result is delicious pull apart pork with a 'next level' flavour!!
D**Y
The perfect product for cocinita pibil.
Save yourself time by buying the achiote paste instead of annatto seeds. They are as hard as a brick and a pain to prepare. This makes preparation of cocinita pibil a walk in the park. Great flavour and colour, this is the real deal. Very much recommended.
J**N
Cheap and easy achiote paste
Living in the UK it can be difficult to get anything close to the ingredients for Mexican food, so this is a really nice substitute for fresh achiote peppers. I use about a teaspoon to substitute for 2 peppers and while it's not a perfect substitute, it's the closest I've found.
L**S
Achiote
I followed a friend recipe and achiote was one of the ingredients, I didn’t get very flavoured meat, will try next time with different brand
P**L
As used by Rick Bayless
If you are familiar with Rick Bayless, Obama's favourite Mexican chef, this is the paste pictured in Rick's cookery books.
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Anjali K.
The product quality is outstanding. Exactly what I needed for my work.
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Rajesh P.
Customer service was outstanding when I had questions about the product.
It is really easy to prepare, you can dilute 1 oz of paste with 1/2 cup of vinegar or 50 ml of liquid annatto. Ready to use, you can marinate and seasoning 1kg of beef, pork, chicken or fish.
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It gives an authentic, slightly sweet and peppery, Mexican flavour and appearance to chicken if used on its own too."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"I'm struggling to translate the mexican instructions of use to English what is the the recommended way to use this paste as a marinade for chicken?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Hi, very much similar to using oxo cubes or similar, the paste block will dissolve in hot water. You can either smear straight onto meats or dissolve in water - how much depends on how thick or lose you would like seasoning to be. Hope this helps, any queries just say Regards, Steve"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is this suitable for vegans?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Hi yes this is suitable for vegans. The ingredients are:\nwater, annatto seed, corn flour, salt, garlic, spices, acetic acid and sodium benzoate as a preservative"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Does this have any additives or preservative?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Hi, the ingredients are Ingredients\n'WATER, ANNATTO SEED, CORN FLOUR, SALT, GARLIC SPICES, ACETIC ACID AND SODIUM BENZOATE AS PRESERVATIVES.'\n\nHope this helps, any queries just say, regards Steve"}}]}]}
