they buy the seeds and grind them? Do they grow their own plants to harvest the seeds?
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.
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.
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.
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'm used to the strongish kind (which doesn't involve eggs) that's traditional in England.
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.
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!!!
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!