Chinese mustard

[ chahy-neez muhs-terd, chahy-nees ]

noun

1. Also called Chinese hot mustard. a sharply spicy condiment, prepared from the ground seeds of the cruciferous plant Brassica juncea and commonly served with Chinese and other Asian foods.
2. Botany. the plant B. juncea, a species of mustard most widely known as brown mustard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinese mustard¹

First recorded in 1815–20

Example Sentences

Re-create a version of that during restaurant week, where brunch starts with appetizers like chicken spring rolls with hot Chinese mustard, cumin lamb dumplings, and pork and kimchi pot stickers.

From Washington Post

For $40, shoppers can order a mix of sprouting broccoli, Shanghai bok choy, green garlic, Chinese mustard greens, fennel and more, then pick it up at a handful of markets and restaurants across the city.

From New York Times

He makes as good a first impression as the opening morsels: a rainbow of vegetables punched up with numbing Sichuan peppercorns, kicky kimchi, slender chicken spring rolls best dipped into Chinese mustard.

From Washington Post

Tender white meat and egg noodles mingle with ginger and pickled Chinese mustard greens in a coconut milk broth rosy with red curry paste.

From Seattle Times

This also works well with Chinese mustard and plum sauce.

From Washington Post