Horseradish and mustard are not the same thing, mustard, also known as mustard seeds, Western yam cabbage, mustard powder, generally divided into two kinds of green mustard and yellow mustard. It is one of the world's widely popular spices with a long history. Horseradish, and wasabi belongs to the same cruciferous family, is a horse radish plant horseradish itself is light yellowish white, added coloring into green, the taste is also more similar to wasabi, the key is the price is cheap.

Horseradish and mustard difference

Different definitions, the market cheaper green mustard, mostly made of horseradish, it is cruciferous horse radish genus, however, horseradish root is a light yellowish-white color, adding green pigmentation to become the appearance of the market, the traditional meaning of the mustard, in fact, refers to the use of mustard seeds ground into the condiment, which is one of the most popular and oldest spices in the world.

The flavors are different; intact mustard seeds are not spicy on their own, and it is only after the mustard seeds are crushed and water is added that the mustard thiosides and mustard enzymes contained in them hydrolyze and react to produce the pungent isothiocyanate.

The origin and appearance of time and the initial role of different, horseradish is native to the region of Central Europe, the early just medicinal plants, used to treat coughs, rheumatism and other diseases, mustard seeds in the Stone Age has appeared, the ancient Europeans generally regarded mustard seeds as a drug rather than food, used to treat a series of diseases such as toothache.