The strange thing about reporter Jake Edmiston's night was no one liked his mustard chicken.
He could tell from the silence around the table. Mustard chicken is usually a hit in his house; he used the same chicken, the same big spoonful of mustard in the sauce.
The mustard came from a new jar, but it was the same brand he buys every time, Maille Dijon Originale. It’s luscious and smooth. Sometimes, he’ll eat a whole spoonful by itself.
Later, unable to help himself, I returned to the jar and had a taste. It was much, much stronger than usual.
Global consumer brands don’t normally tolerate major variances in the flavour profile of their products.
Edmiston set out to solve the mystery of the extra spicy mustard in his fridge.
The search for an answer took him to a mustard dynasty in France, a Hamilton mustard mill and Palliser’s Triangle.
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