Mustard: A Nostril-Tingling Guide

The Asterix cartoons may be unusually quiet on this matter, but it’s likely that mustard formed part of a far wider legacy left by Romans on the region then known as Gaul. By the 13^th century, French monks had refined their mustard expertise, and the Burgundian city of Dijon established itself as a major capital, although Meaux to the east of Paris remains another important hub.