Mustard Seeds
Is there a difference between black & brown mustard? I have found conflicting info and recipes that ask for one of the two or both. Thanks.
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Is there a difference between black & brown mustard? I have found conflicting info and recipes that ask for one of the two or both. Thanks.
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Yes, just to confuse matters even more, black mustard is brown. Outside -- and yellow within.
The woman (from India) that I bought them from told me that there really isn't a black seed. The smaller seeds are the same variety as the larger brown ones. She added that the smaller one grow in southern India while the larger one grow in the north.
In theory, the black species should be somewhat more pungent than the brown. Personal opinion: I wouldn't think twice about subbing brown for black.
The names for different mustard seeds are often confused and misused. White is commonly referred to as yellow, brown sometimes mistaken for black. But, yes, there are three; black being rare commercially.