The raw material used to make green mustard is a plant that grows in the mountains called wasabi. Its roots and stems are used to make mustard powder. The raw material for yellow mustard is the pungent mustard cabbage, whose leaves are used exclusively to make mustard powder and mustard paste.?
Mustard, also known as mustard seeds, Western yam cabbage, mustard powder, generally divided into green mustard and yellow mustard two kinds.
Yellow mustard originated in China, is the seeds of mustard ground, is the real mustard; green mustard (green mustard spicy) originated in Europe, with horseradish (horse radish) manufacturing, add coloring was green, its spicy smell stronger than yellow mustard, and has a unique aroma.
Mustard is slightly bitter, pungent and aromatic, with a strong stimulation of the mouth and tongue, and a very unique flavor. Mustard powder is wetted with an aromatic spray, and it has a tearful and strongly stimulating spicy flavor, which has a stimulating effect on the sense of taste and smell. It can be used as a condiment for pickles, marinating raw meat or dressing salads. It can also be used with soy sauce to act as a tasty seasoning for sashimi.?
Japanese wasabi is actually wasabi paste made from wasabi root, not wasabi. Since wasabi root is expensive and wasabi paste is difficult to preserve, most Japanese restaurants use yellow mustard or horseradish sauce instead.
Chinese name: mustard
Classification: condiment
Taste: slightly bitter, pungent and aromatic
Alias: wasabi mustard, Nishiyo wasabi, etc.