num_pages: 144
description: Whether grainy or smooth spicy or sweet Dijon American or English mustard accompanies our food and flavors our life around the globe. It has been a source of pleasure health and myth from ancient times to the present day its tiny seed a symbol of faith and its pungent flavor a testimony to refined taste. There are stories of mustard plasters used to treat melancholy runners eating mustard to prevent cramps and Christians spreading mustard seeds along pilgrimage trails. In this delightful global history of all things Grey Poupon and gleaming yellow Demet Gzey takes readers on a tour of the ubiquitous mustard exploring its origins its use in medicine and in the kitchen its place in literature language and religion and its strong symbolism of sharpness perseverance and strength. Packed with entertaining mustard facts and illustrations as well as a selection of historic and modern recipes this surprising history of one of the worlds most loved condiments will appeal to all food history aficionados.
language: None
title: Mustard: A Global History
publisher: Reaktion Books