# Any Mustard Connosiours Here?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 12, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622 "2017-02-12T03:11:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/1 "2017-02-12T03:11:01Z")
Sorry about the spelling, but I believe you know what I meant to write…
I have long held the belief that true mustard cannot be bought off the shelves of any supermarket, but that one must be willing to pay a bit extra for the “real thing” which comes from?.. France? Dijonne?
Here in America, it’s my belief that the so-called “Dijonne” mustard is mixed with mayonnaise and only _simulates_ the “bite” one experiences with the true product.
Waiting on the question, right? 😃
Do any of you _import_ it, and what “brand” do you recommend?
Also, how did mustard “gas” originate?
Thanks and if this has been answered elsewhere, I apologize for putting y’all through this ordeal again! 🙂
Q
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### Author:  [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/2 "2017-02-12T17:28:08Z")
Try these guys: [The National Mustard Museum](http://store.mustardmuseum.com).
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/3 "2017-02-12T17:43:51Z")
Trader Joe’s has some delicious mustards. Two in particular are a French style herbed dijon and a truffle dijon. Neither one has anything on the ingredient list that would indicate it’s mixed with mayo of any kind.
When making sauces, I go with the traditional fine ground, country or coarse ground [Maille dijon mustard](http://www.maille.com/en_US/search?q=dijon%20).
But I’m not above using French’s yellow on a hot dog. In fact, I prefer it.
Also enjoy sweet hot mustard on chicken strips.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/4 "2017-02-12T18:22:33Z")
The best plain yellow mustard I’ve had up to this point is [Portland Mustard](https://portlandiafoods.com/). It’s addictive. For imported, I’d say German mustards are hard to beat and come in varieties from mild _senf_ to HOLY SHIT!
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### Author:  [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/5 "2017-02-12T18:28:12Z")
I tend to prefer German mustards. Lowensenf extra hot is great with knockwurst
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### Author:  [@Ennui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ennui)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/6 "2017-02-12T19:01:05Z")
I have a soft spot in my heart for [Bertman’s Original Ball Park Mustard](http://bertmanballparkmustard.com/) out of Cleveland. It’s said that through the 70s and 80s that mustard sold more tickets to Indian’s games than the team did and that isn’t too much of an exaggeration.
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/7 "2017-02-12T19:06:15Z")
I prefer French’s over Plochman’s. I understand that’s considered gauche.
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### Author:  [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/8 "2017-02-12T20:36:17Z")
Mustard is a plant, the seeds of which can be ground up and mixed with lots of other stuff to create prepared mustard. The differences in prepared mustards are due to what and how much which kind of ground mustard seed was diluted. With. Completely lost control of that last sentence. Anyhow, you can grow your own mustard, or just buy mustard seed, and experiment until you find a recipe you like. Kind of an inexpensive and rewarding hobby, now that I think of it: I may try it myself.
Mustard oil is caustic and toxic in concentrated form and is what mustard gas was made out of.
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### Author:  [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/9 "2017-02-12T20:38:48Z")
Well, French’s over Plochman’s is forgivable, but using Heinz mustard outside of a restaurant where one is forced to is unforgivable. BTW, has anyone tried French’s ketchup?
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### Author:  [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/10 "2017-02-12T20:39:46Z")
If you go to England, one thing to keep in mind is that traditional English mustard is one of the hottest mustards in the world. This catches me out as French and American style mustards are quite quite common and if you accidentally smother something in English mustard it’s not the most pleasant experience!
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/11 "2017-02-12T20:41:59Z")
Can’t live without Coleman’s. When people ask me what I want for Christmas, I say, “A big can of Coleman’s”.
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### Author:  [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/12 "2017-02-12T21:07:46Z")
The best mustard I’ve ever tasted was some whole-seed garlic mustard my parents got at a wine & cheese festival somewhere up in Marin county. It was probably very similar to [this.](http://www.privateselection.com/artisan-products/spreads-condiments-dressings/condiments/whole-grain-garlic-mustard/)
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### Author:  [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/13 "2017-02-12T22:09:52Z")
We need to hear from **mean mr mustard**. 😛
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### Author:  [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/14 "2017-02-12T23:15:42Z")
Cherchie’s Champagne Mustard. … Divine
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/15 "2017-02-12T23:31:04Z")
**Any Mustard Connosiours Here?**
My wife would qualify.
mmm
(thanks for the thought, Ambi)
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/16 "2017-02-13T07:48:46Z")
I like a bit of mustard - I don’t know that I really have a favourite brand or type - as with many things, I like variety, and I won’t turn my nose up at the ‘base’ commercial presentations of the product - they can all be appreciated in their own ways.
If I have a preference, it will probably be toward the ‘wholegrain’ types of mustard because they add a bit of texture and complexity of flavour, as well as delivering a bit of heat, but there are also times when chemical-weapons-grade ‘fairground’ yellow mustard, hot enough to sear your face right off, is the best thing in the world. Horses for courses.
I guess probably the most interesting mustard I’ve tasted is the one I made myself from wild-gathered Hedge Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) seeds - it was intensely ‘earthy’ and complex in flavour, and completely unlike anything I’ve ever been able to buy. Not the best _quality_ mustard, but the most unusual and interesting experience, I would say.
> **[Garlic Mustard Seeds - Atomic Shrimp](http://atomicshrimp.com/post/2013/07/20/Garlic-Mustard-Seeds)**
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> I've already given this plant (Garlic Mustard) two chances as a wild vegetable - and found it disappointing. Let's have one more go. But this time, instead of the leaves, I'm going
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### Author:  [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/17 "2017-02-13T08:03:44Z")
Alsatian horseradish mustard. Usually made with local white wine.
I can still taste it. And we still drink out of the mustard jars. But they look like this- [http://www.boutique-alsacienne-mulhouse.fr/139-home\_default/moutarde-douce-d-alsace-280-g-.jpg](http://www.boutique-alsacienne-mulhouse.fr/139-home_default/moutarde-douce-d-alsace-280-g-.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/18 "2017-02-13T13:54:15Z")
Squirted on over to Cafe Society from IMHO.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/19 "2017-02-13T14:06:21Z")
I never thought of myself as a mustard connoisseur, but looking in the fridge right now I see nine different mustards. Yikes. Coleman’s is there, along with El Diablo Mango, Simply Supreme Sriracha, an organic spicy brown, Crazy Carl’s Maple Mustard, and Inglehoffer Sweet Hot (with honey).
I might need to attend meetings.
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### Author:  [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mustard-connosiours-here/779622/20 "2017-02-13T14:12:54Z")
> [@Cardigan](#):
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> I tend to prefer German mustards. Lowensenf extra hot is great with knockwurst
I was also going to recommend Lowensenf. I bring back tubes of it whenever I go to Germany. Then I found out there’s a store called World Market that imports it here. Have not bought it from them yet, but nice to know it’s available.
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