Mustard usually comes in one or two flavors for most people. National Mustard Day, Aug. 7, is an excellent excuse to expand your mustard horizons. Try using mustard in a new way, or even make your own mustard.
Background of mustard
The mustard plant gives off four mustard seeds. These seeds are the colors of black, brown, yellow and white. A liquid is mixed with the crushed seeds to make a kind of paste. Yellow mustard tends to be yellow mustard seeds that are crushed and mixed with vinegar and tumeric. You are able to make your own mustard by simply buying some mustard seeds out of the spices aisle then crushing and mixing them with vinegar and no matter what else you want to, to get a certain flavor. Homemade mustard is generally really spicy.
Why we celebrate National Mustard Day every year
National Mustard Day helps people learn more about mustard. Mustard is an antibacterial product, meaning that it could be stored outside the fridge. An emulsifier can combine oil and water, as mustard can. Dry mustard powder can even help reduce the possibility of curdling if you add it to unstable sauces like Béarnaise. Mustard by itself sells about $ 300 million in groceries.
National Mustard Day for every person
Even if you aren’t too adventurous in the kitchen, you can still celebrate National Mustard Day. Mustard can do more than be on a sandwich. Adding mustard to your preferred treats makes them pretty tasty. You can try these:
Honey Mustard
Mix together the exact same amount of brown mustard and honey. Make honey mustard a salad dressing too by adding just a little bit of oil to the batch.
Mustard Grill Rub
Start by mixing together some salt, pepper, sugar, and mustard seed. When grilling, this makes a great sauce for rubbing on to marinate chicken, beef or even Portobello mushrooms.
