Believed to stimulate the sexual glands and increase desire. Prepare a tenderloin roast (filet mignon) for two with a mustard and peppercorn sauce. Mustard is also a good source of selenium and magnesium. Selenium helps people with asthma and rheumatoid arthritis while magnesium lowers high blood pressure, reduces migraines and also prevents heart attack.
Mustard is the oldest condiment known. No one knows who first used mustard to flavor food. Mustard is used in salad dressings, egg dishes, cheese dishes, pickles and vegetables. Sometimes, mustard is also rubbed over meat before roasting. Mustard is used as an emulsifier, a water binding agent, and for texture control in many foods. In mayonnaise, mustard flour stabilizes oil-in-water emulsions while in meat products ground mustard acts as a binding agent which allows for easier slicing.
Mustard is an excellent source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. Mustard is the world's third most important spice after salt and pepper, and in temperate regions it is the most important native spice. The term "mustard" is believed to be derived from the practice of mixing the sweet must of old wine with crushed mustard seed to form a paste, mustum ardeus (hot must), hence mustard. Interestingly enough, mustard is a member of the cruciferous vegetable family and it shares the same cancer-preventing benefits of broccoli, cabbage and kale.
Mustard is available in the form of seeds, powders, oil, and a myriad of prepared mustards. Mustard oil made from mustard seeds is usually used to pickle foods. Mustard is also used as an ingredient in many ready-cooked dishes, fritters, crackers, appetizers, various flours marketed for pizzas, fritters, dehydrated products for soups. Mustard is even present in baby food.
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