Meaux mustard

Moutarde de Meaux – coarse mustard from Brie

Under the name Moutarde de Meaux, a coarse mustard is made in the small town of Meaux on the Marne according to a recipe from 1760, made famous under the name Pommery. Today, it is produced by the family-run company Les Assaisonnements Briards, which evolved from a 19th-century vinegar factory.

Whole grains, fine vinegar, red sealing wax

Some of the mustard seeds are left whole, while some are ground. It is tempered with distilled vinegar, salt, and spices. The result is a grainy, rather mild mustard with warm seasoning. It is bottled in stoneware pots, sealed with natural cork, and sealed with red wax. It won its category at the international mustard competition World-Wide Mustard Competition in 2019.

What it pairs with

In France, mustard from Meaux traditionally accompanies pot-au-feu and boiled meat. It pairs well with sausages, cold cuts, and cheese, in sauces for rabbit and poultry, and in bold vinaigrettes. If you are looking for a hot, smooth mustard, you are better served with a Dijon.