Polish mustards

Without preservatives, softeners, artificial colors and other additives?

No need to use any of them in mustards.

Real mustard, no.

The ready made stuff in jars in Polish supermarkets, yes.

What? Brits make their own... mustard? Do they buy the seeds and grind them? Do they grow their own plants to harvest the seeds?

Of course.


That would be too much hassle. We just buy the powder. You can get ready made as well however it loses its kick very quickly.

It's handy as a cooking ingredient too. When imports moved to PL, I looked and actually bought some seeds to grind however it was a drag to do and the seeds were obviously of a mild variety. You can sometimes get tins of powered in Kuchnie Świata at a crazy price so I just bring it with me now.

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Working in a mustard milll is a famously nasty job. When it was still milled in Norwich, it used to be done by students in their vacation and semi-homeless the rest of the time; not many other people could stand it for long. Now the company has been bought by (I think) Belgians and the production (like everything else) has been switched abroad.

Quite a lot of mustard leaf is grown for using in Indian food. I used to see it in front gardens belonging to Pakistani families in Bradford but now it's in the shops more. It's an importańt ingredient in some curries. We grow it on the terrrace in pots.

There's a mustard mill in Silesia which mills it for ready made mustard, though really only one traditional brand dominates.

Or horseradish. Somebody mentioned it before.

Horseradish mustard is a bit too spicy and "comes out of the nose".

This one made in Poland isn`t really. Just a bit.
Russian style mustard is.

Yeah, me, but of course I am not Polish enough to understand the Polish love of horseradish........

I always hated horsereadish before moving to Poland where I gradually came to like it (first step was mixing the yolk in soft-boiled eggs with a bit of horseradish and mayo). Now I even like the sauce made with very large amounts of it.

In Germany I tried some at a breakfast buffet and.... nein! Not the same...

For some reason, while I love Polish horseradish I still don't like any other type.

People tend to prefer it mild in PL.

I'm used to the strongish kind (which doesn't involve eggs) that's traditional in England. There's little that goes better with cold roast beef.

Good that some shops in PL sell the root to grate.

I like it spicy, have you ever tried fresh horseradish?

Often. We used to grow it on the farm when I was a kid and I but it now in PL. Much better than the stuff in jars (which is ok for making sauce). It's easy to choose between mild or hot depending on which bit of the root you grate.

I've always found Polish horseradish sauce to be stronger. I prefer it to the English stuff which tends to be too creamy.

Mustard wise I only really like Colman's English mustard. Most other mustards, regardless of country of origin, tend to be too bland. At least the ones I've tried.

How about Dijon mustard? not as strong as English mustard, but I prefer it for that reason.

Fresh ground horseradish and ketchup mixed together makes the best (the only) cocktail sauce for shrimp

That sounds vile. The sauce is usually made rather differently.

Another kind available since I was a kid is Table mustard. Amasing name! Rated as mild.

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Just like table wine. Not very demanding but always available.

Yes.

The opposite of simple Table mustard is probably Delicatessen one.

You can also buy sth called English and French mustard. The French one is exciting with its unground seeds - I like crushing them with my teeth which I retained all in good shape despite my age. Amasing!!!

As I already said, there is no Ukrainian mustard yet.
But there is Cossack (adj) or Cossack`s one by two or 3 producers!!!

PS. Cossack in Polish implies brave and unyielding.

Moutarde Ancienne.

It has whole mustard seeds, like Musztarda Ukraińska, but milder. Useful in cooking.

Pretty well the only foreign ones I'd buy.

No, it hasn`t. You have never seen Ukrainian mustard in your life, let alone try it. :):):)

It's delicious. The only Polish one worth buying. The rest are poor.

Exactly. Your knowledge of mustards is as poor as your knowledge of the plant which gives us mustard seeds. I showed two photos of mustard plant in the riddle thread and you had no idea what it was. Ha!!!! hahahahaha Amasing!

https://polishforums.com/travel/poland-photo-riddles-part-88190/11/#msg1976472

Is greater than yours.


I just buy mustard flour and don't do plant spotting or pointless riddles.

You should try some musztarda Ukraińska, it might do you some good.

Show us the pic by a Polish producer so that we know what to look for. :):):)


Sure. :):):)


Comment by an ignoramus who isn`t able to solve them. :):):)

That's very eloquent.

Just a shame Polish mustard is so full of additives and uninspiring.