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A traditional Peruvian dish, Ají de Gallina (Spanish for chili pepper chicken), has its roots in the social upheaval of the French Revolution in 1789.

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Annatto, also achiote, is a spice made from the seeds of the achiote tree. The orange to red pigment in annatto is very readily absorbed by oils and fats, making it a quite useful, all-natural food coloring, for a variety of foods, especially for foods that might otherwise be pale in color, such as rice, cheese, poultry and fish.

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Introductory Matter Introduction Aesthetics Ethics History of Food and Cooking Nutrition Food Safety Ingredients Cereals & Grains Condiments Dairy Fruit Leaveners Meat Fats & Oils Nuts & Seeds Seafood Spices & Herbs Sweeteners Vegetables Meals Appetizers Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Special Diets Low-carb Gluten-Free Healthful Eating Halal High Protein Kosher Low-GI Diet (Diabetic) Vegan Vegetarian Appendix Equivalency Chart International Food Terms Seasonality Substitutions Units of Measurement Equipment Bakeware Utensils Appliances Kitchen Tools Pots & Pans Techniques Baking Blanching Boiling Braising Broiling Canning Creaming Deep-fry Fermenting Freezing Frying Grilling Microwaving Mixing Outdoor Cooking Pickling Poaching Pressure Cooking Roasting Salting Sautéing Scalding Simmering Smoking Steaming Stir-frying Tempering Dishes Beverages Bread Confections Meats Salads Sandwiches Sauces Side Dishes Soups Sushi Cuisines African Caribbean East Asian European Mediterranean Middle Eastern Pacific North American South American South Asian Southeast Asian Help out! Cookbook pages needing work Contributors Feature Requests Grunt Work Requested Recipes Get help contributing FAQ Policy Manual of Style Recipe Template Ingredient Template Recipes How to Read a Recipe Random recipe Select [►] to view subcategories Recipes Featured recipe candidates Featured recipes Recipes by difficulty Recipes by expense Recipes by ingredient Recipes by meal or course Recipes by occasion Recipes by origin Recipes by preparation technique Recipes by source Recipes by type Recipes with images Recipes with metric units Kid-friendly recipes Recipes by diet Recipes by dish Menus Menus no subcategories