Mustard (condiment) Mustard (condiment) Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant (white/yellow mustard, "Sinapis alba"; brown/ Indian mustard, "Brassica juncea"; or black mustard, "Brassica nigra"). The whole, ground, cracked, or bruised mustard seeds are mixed with water, vinegar, lemon juice, wine, or other liquids, salt, and often other flavorings and spices, to create a paste or sauce ranging in color from bright yellow to dark brown. The taste of mustard ranges from sweet to spicy. Commonly paired with meats and cheeses, mustard is also added to sandwiches, hamburgers, corn dogs, and hot dogs. It is also used
Murri (condiment) to the first, and boiled until thickened. Murrī mixed with milk was known as "kamakh". Murri (condiment) Murrī or Almorí (in Andalusia) was a condiment made of fermented barley or fish used in medieval Byzantine and Arab cuisine. There are two kinds of murrī, the more usual kind made using fermented barley, with a less common version made from fish (see garum). Almost every substantial dish in medieval Arab cuisine used murrī in small quantities. It could be used as a substitute for salt or sumac, and has been compared to soy sauce by Rudolf Grewe, Charles Perry, and others