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Why is Mustard So Special? A Pope, a Secret Recipe, and a 5,000-Year Lie!
The food history nobody taught you: pharaohs buried it, a Pope staffed it, Napoleon obsessed over it, and your squeeze bottle is still lying about it.
A Pope loved mustard so much that he created a Vatican job, “The Great Mustard Maker,” just to make sure he never ran out. Napoleon loved it so much that he built Dijon's identity around it. And that bright yellow color you've trusted your entire life? That's the color that comes from an entirely different plant! Surprise?
In this episode of Family Tree Food & Stories, Nancy May and Sylvia Lovely spoon up everything mustard. From ancient…
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