Food Colouring
Used to colour Mexican sweets, drinks, and festive dishes. Essential Mexican pantry ingredient, found in most traditional recipes.
Estimated retail price
~£1.99 / 38ml
Typical price at UK Mexican grocers
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How it's used in Mexican cooking
Food Colouring, part of the pantry basics section of the Mexican pantry, appears in 8 recipes in our collection, including Sweet Tamales, Puebla-Style Sweet Potatoes and Gaznates (Fried Pastry Rolls). Each recipe shows step by step how it is added, in what quantity and which other ingredients it is paired with — the most reliable guide to how it is actually used in Mexican cooking.
Recipes with Food Colouring
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes use Food Colouring?
Food Colouring is used in 8 recipes in our collection, such as Sweet Tamales and Puebla-Style Sweet Potatoes. The full list, with a photo and link for each recipe, is on this page.
Where can I buy Food Colouring in the UK?
You can buy Food Colouring online via the Amazon link on this page, or look for it at Latin American grocers in the UK.
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