Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye.
Natural dye extracted from the bodies of the New World insect Dactylopius coccus.
1 Here is the picture of a cactus with cochineal insects upon it.
2 Carmine dye was made from cochineal , which consists of dried ground-up insects.
3 Thus kermes gave way to cochineal , woad to indigo, and so on.
4 Strew among them some whole cloves, broken cinnamon, and a little cochineal .
5 As any self-respecting vegan knows, carmine food colouring comes from the cochineal insect.
6 You may heighten the colour of the red fruit, by a little cochineal .
7 Flavor with the essence of lemon and a grain of cochineal .
8 Yes, cochineal ; he's a partner in the house of Matifat, rue des Lombards.
9 He then added the cochineal , and mixed till he obtained a fine scarlet.
10 If the peaches are colorless, add a few drops of cochineal before freezing.
11 A dye stuff consisting of female cochineal insects killed and dried by heat.
12 Lac-dye presents the same reactions as cochineal , but has less brightness.
13 Am I the man to spoil good almond paste with streaks of cochineal ?
14 In the cochineal case, it was obvious to the court and to the spectators.
15 Boil an ounce of cochineal in a quart of vinegar.
16 Simple syrup, grain alcohol, a dash of cochineal for colouring, and some flavouring extract.
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