Brassica nigra

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Brassica nigra

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Brassica nigra is black mustard—the smallest, hottest traditional seed, hard to harvest mechanically, largely replaced by brown juncea in industry but still prized for extreme pungency in specialty pastes. Use when maximum mustard fire is wanted. Seeds are tiny and dark.

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Characteristics

Preparations

Hot PasteSpecialty MustardWhole Seed

Traits

Black SeedHottest TraditionalSmall SeedSpecialtyTiny SeedTraditionalVery Hot

History

GR

Classical sources knew black mustard as a fierce condiment seed.

Linnaeus named Brassica nigra black mustard.

Mechanisation favoured brown over black mustard for yield.

Specialty mills still sought B. nigra for traditional hot mustards.

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