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>Talk:Annatto
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| Picture of spice (in forms used for cooking, ground and whole for example) |
| Name |
| Plant name (with wiki link) |
| Flavour |
| Anything else? |
Introduction
- Give the full name of the plant in bold
- What plant it comes from and provide a link to that plant.
- What part of the plant is it from? root? seed? fruit? leaf?
- What is it? an herb? a spice?
- Anything else interesting about it that needs to be said right off the top? say it here.
Flavour
- Is it hot? mild? aromatic? bitter? sweet? in one or two sentences, summarize this spice/herb. Are there two types with different flavour?
History
- Provide the history of the spice/herb here.
- Include where is was originally used/grown, according to what we know (provide fact to back this up)
- Did this spice cause any wars? (I think cloves did for example)
- Anything else interesting about its history
- Present history: where is it grown NOW
Preparation/Form
- What form is it available in? Powder, whole, peeled, etc...
- How can you store it? Can it be ground up? frozen? dried? etc..
- How do you use it? Do you roast it first?
Uses
- General uses, no specific recipes
- How it used in different countries?
- What kinds of dishes is it used in?
- Any advice for users? (ie. don't use too much, use within 6 months, VERY HOT, etc...)
Recipes
- If it is a KEY ingredient is some sort of mix/curry or some powder mix, then give it here.
- Put some links to recipes which use this spice on wikipedia and on the web here. If you search on google, put the ingredient/spice as well as this in the search string: (site:allrecipes.com | inurl:epicurious | inurl:recipesource | site:cooking.com | inurl:Recipezaar )
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