Spice
Brown Mustard
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Brown mustard is the market name for B. juncea seed—medium-hot, the backbone of Dijon, Chinese hot mustard, and many deli mustards when blended with white seed. Colour is brown; heat is assertive but less fierce than pure black mustard. Grind fresh for maximum fire. Whole seed seasons pickles and corned beef spice.
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Characteristics
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PastePicklePrepared HotWhole Seed
Traits
BrownBrown ColourClassic SharpCondimentDijon BaseHotMedium-Hot Seed
History
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Brown mustard seed entered European sharp mustard recipes.
Commercial mustard mills standardised brown seed grades.
Chinese restaurant mustard popularised brown-seed heat pastes.
Brown mustard seed remained the hot prepared-mustard workhorse.