achiote

Spanish a·chi·o·ta

[ah-chee-oh-tee, ah-chee-oh-tey]

noun

1. annatto.

Word History and Origins

Origin of achiote¹

1790–1800; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl āchiotl

Example Sentences

"The spices, the flavor profiles, the down-to-earth qualities of the people we worked with, the amazing use of produce—learning about ingredients we’d never encountered before, like epazote, hoja santa, achiote, and all the different chiles—was a revelation," Feniger said.

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It’s a large tamal filled with both chicken and pork, achiote, onion, tomato and epazote.

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On Capitol Hill, Bad Chancla, which brands itself as a “love letter to millennial immigrants and first-gen Latinx Americans,” serves bodega-style sandwiches and late night bites inspired by the cuisines of Puerto Rico and Miami, such as its achiote beef stew and other rice bowls.

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Chipotle’s chicken al pastor, which is marinaded in morita peppers, ground achiote and pineapple, debuted in March 2023.

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Lewis remarks that although certain ingredients might be trickier to source, practically every single one can be found in some capacity online, "but in the absence of that, you can always swap out ingredients. For example, if you can't get achiote, you could use tomato puree with smoked paprika, just trying to get as close to the flavor profile as possible."

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