white mustard

Yellow mustard base

White mustard is a plant cultivated for its pale seeds, which are ground into the familiar yellow condiment.

The seeds are milder than brown or black mustard varieties.

The young leaves are sometimes eaten as salad greens.

White mustard adds a gentle heat to homemade mustard sauce.

culinary

condiment

Flavor-adding table sauce

marinade · dressing · sauce · spread · glaze · aioli · mayonnaise · sandwich · deli · relish

plant

brassica

Cruciferous vegetable genus

annual · cover crop · green manure · forage · germination · sprouts · microgreens · seedling · harvest · cultivation

flavor

pungent

Sharply strong-smelling

  • sharpFine-edged, or astute
  • tangySharp and lively-tasting
  • mildModerate in intensity

zesty · piquant · biting · peppery · acidic · vinegary · bracing · spicy · warming · sulfurous

chemistry

antimicrobial

Kills or inhibits germs

Categories
Opposites
mustard variety by color/type

white mustardblack mustard

Spicy brassica for condiments

brown mustard · Chinese mustard · wild mustard · yellow mustard

pungency/heat level

white mustardhot mustard

Sharp, heated seed paste

Dijon mustard · English mustard · wasabi · horseradish

Family

white, whiter, whitest, whiten, whitened, whitening, whiteness, whites, whitish

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G