Mustard seeds come from plants that allow us to have this great spice, used in a variety of different recipes that are most likely going to be delicious just because they have mustard in it, but they can also be bad, if the cook isn’t worth much.
Three different plants give us mustard seeds: the black mustard plant, the white mustard plant and the brown mustard plant. All of these give us a different type of mustard seeds, but they are almost always blended together and, as such, the mustard that we purchase is the same.
Essentially, there is no difference between dry and ground mustard YET. This is due to the fact that manufacturers were still unable to come into a conclusion regarding what they name their products and, as such, the current difference between ground and dry mustard resides in marketing.
There are differences in the quality of the mustard, and in how fine the grinding is done, but that is most likely going to depend on the brand you purchase your mustard from, rather than it being dry or ground mustard. It is highly profitable for brands to take advantage of the “two markets” that dry mustard and ground mustard represent at the time.
Some manufacturers even label other types of mustard as ground mustard, even though it clearly isn’t. This s due to the difference between whole seed and ground seed packaging that they have.
But this doesn’t mean that both dry and ground mustard aren’t incredibly precious to u anyway. Mustard has a lot of culinary uses, as we all know, but it also has some amazing medicinal uses. In alternative medicine, people use mustard as a way to stimulate appetite, as it is believe to trigger hunger in the stomach.
Dry mustard can also be applied over the chest in order to help out with respiratory problems and pneumonia, and according to history this is a treatment that actually works to a certain degree. Other than that, a paste can be made out of dry mustard in order to improve the blood circulation over an area where this paste is applied over the skin. If the paste is too strong on mustard, however, the skin can actually get burned.
Mustard is incredibly popular in the kitchen as a way to season sauces and gravies, but it is also a great condiment to be used in dishes such as salads and the season meat. Some of the most spice rubs out there are made with the help of dry mustard, and if you look it up you can find some great recipes that call for it.
Essentially, recipes that require you to use dry mustard or ground mustard are pretty much asking for the same condiment, there is no difference between them.