[Sca-cooks] Recipes for mustard oil?
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Tue Nov 15 18:42:25 PST 2011
Brassica juncea, oriental mustard, originates in the foothills of the
Himalaya range. It is the source of Indian brown mustard and has long been
used in Indian cooking.
Sinapis hirta, white mustard, is the variety native to the Mediterranean
Basin. It is the mustard that was common to Europe.
Bear
> Why specifically Indian cookery?
>
> Mustard seed was one of the few spices the grew natively in Europe. Does
> it even grow in India?
>
> Stefan
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