Hereford Mustard

Posted On August 19, 2009

This was the first of my Fortnum’s condiments to be opened, and was first enjoyed with Porkinson sausages.

The Hereford harks back to the traditional mustards of years gone by: it is a mixture of mustard and horseradish. Both play a strong and equaly part in the flavour here, with the horseradish not being over powering. The texture is good: a smooth backdrop that tastes mostly of mustard, with plenty of whole grains and chunks of horseradish.

As well as going with pork sausages, beef is the obvious meat to go with the horseradish. Surprisingly, it also works well with salmon (not overpowering it) and unsurprisingly with steamed new potatoes.