Mustard has a sharp spicy flavor unlike any other. This condiment is the best for jazzing up a sandwich as it pairs well with most meats vegetables and cheeses. You probably have more than one type of mustard in your fridge right now. There’s even a National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin!
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4 Things You Didn't Know About Garlic Mustard
Mustard can be found in most fast food restaurants stadiums and movie theaters across the United States but mustard is more than just a beloved American condiment. It’s been used around the world for centuries in both culinary and medicinal applications. You may or may not love the yellow stuff. But whether or not you reach for mustard when you’re preparing your hot dog you may have some questions about this unique and versatile food. So what’s it all about and how do we use it today? Read on to find out.
Although it is often presented to us in the form of a sauce or spread mustard is actually a plant. The mustard plant—identifiable by its many small yellow flowers—is part of the Brassicaceae family which also includes cabbage broccoli Brussels sprouts and rapeseed (from which rapeseed oil comes). Both the leaves and seeds of the mustard plant are edible. To make the seasoning we know as prepared mustard the seeds of the mustard plant are combined with water vinegar lemon juice or another liquid.
Mustard has been eaten as a food since ancient times. There are records of mustard spice in Indian texts as early as 3000 B.C.E. The ancient Greeks and Romans also used mustard. The spice probably got its name later from French monks who named it after the unfermented wine (known as "must") that mustard seeds were mixed with to make the spice. The food caught on in France and Pope John XII was such a fan that he created an official Vatican position of "mustard maker" and appointed his nephew (who lived in Dijon France) to the position. To this day Dijon remains one of the most famous mustard-producing cities in the world.
