Food colouring – Box of 25 sachets (35 g) | Carmencita
House : Carmencita — Novelda (Alicante) · since 1923
Carmencita food colouring in measured sachets, for the golden colour of paella and rice dishes: one sachet per recipe serving 4.
Origin
Carmencita is a Spanish house founded in 1923 in Novelda (Alicante) by Jesús Navarro Jover and Carmen Valero. It was the first Spanish company to pack spices in glass jars.
Details
- Format: 35 g box (25 sachets of 1.4 g)
- Ingredients: maize flour, colour: tartrazine E102 (20%), salt
- E102: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Tips
- One sachet (1.4 g) is enough for a recipe serving 4.
- To brighten a roast chicken: brush it with a pinch of colouring mixed with four tablespoons of oil.
- Keep in a cool, dry place.
Why we chose it: Its precision: each 1.4 g sachet matches a four-serving recipe, no spoon or scales needed. It gives rice its golden colour; for aroma, pair it with saffron or the Paellero from the same Novelda (Alicante) house.
At a glance
- Who it's for
- For anyone who wants to give their paella or rice its golden colour without weighing anything: one sachet per recipe for four.
- Ideal for
- Paella · Rice dishes
Carmencita
The saffron of Novelda, since 1923.
Carmencita was born in Novelda (Alicante) in 1923, founded by Jesús Navarro Jover and his wife Carmen Valero. In early-20th-century Novelda, spices were traded — above all saffron, which arrived from La Mancha to be exported to Asia and Africa.
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