Mustard oil is a forgotten treasure
Who wouldn't add traditional full-fat or Kremž mustard to their stew at a campfire? Or in the summer when pickling cucumbers, don't throw mustard seeds into the brine? But mustard oil is not often found in our refrigerators anymore. And it's a great shame, because this oil is a bit of a forgotten treasure today.
Mustard as a crop has been known since ancient Greece and Rome. Hippocrates himself claimed that mustard had beneficial medicinal effects. In India, mustard oil is the main food oil used in the kitchen. However, in Europe, it is still waiting for its rediscovery.
Traditional mustard oil is pressed from white mustard seeds. But our dark mustard oil is different. We cold-press it from dark Czech seeds of Sarepta mustard Brassica juncea, which have a specific spicy taste. Sarepta mustard, also called black or dark mustard, with its correct botanical name is Brukev sitynovata, and has been grown in our country for several decades. Its seeds are used, among other things, in the production of spicy Dijon or Kremž mustard.
It has a deep yellow color and a distinctive, slightly spicy aroma. You should definitely try it if you like Asian cuisine. It is suitable for marinating meat and pickling vegetables and mushrooms. Thanks to its mild spicy taste, it is great for making mayonnaise, and especially salad dressings. It can also be used for heat treatment, as it is one of the few oils that can handle higher temperatures than other cold-pressed oils.
Pediatricians recommend applying mustard oil to the chest of children suffering from coughs. In the past, oil wraps were even prepared from it for coughing children, today it is recommended to massage the chest with oil. Regular use also reduces hair loss and frizz. It is also excellent for swelling after insect bites or improving the healing of burns.
If dark mustard oil has caught your eye, you can try it in one of our recipes and prepare, for example, salat-s-medovohorcicnym-dresinkem-a-kozim-syrem. And let us know how you liked it!
Mustard as a crop has been known since ancient Greece and Rome. Hippocrates himself claimed that mustard had beneficial medicinal effects. In India, mustard oil is the main food oil used in the kitchen. However, in Europe, it is still waiting for its rediscovery.
Traditional mustard oil is pressed from white mustard seeds. But our dark mustard oil is different. We cold-press it from dark Czech seeds of Sarepta mustard Brassica juncea, which have a specific spicy taste. Sarepta mustard, also called black or dark mustard, with its correct botanical name is Brukev sitynovata, and has been grown in our country for several decades. Its seeds are used, among other things, in the production of spicy Dijon or Kremž mustard.
We cold-press dark mustard oil from Czech seeds that grow in fields right in the heart of Bohemia, near Mount Říp.
Our oil contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the right ratio, especially alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid. Both are essential unsaturated fatty acids that are necessary for our body, but cannot produce them on its own. It is also rich in vitamin E, which is an important natural antioxidant.It has a deep yellow color and a distinctive, slightly spicy aroma. You should definitely try it if you like Asian cuisine. It is suitable for marinating meat and pickling vegetables and mushrooms. Thanks to its mild spicy taste, it is great for making mayonnaise, and especially salad dressings. It can also be used for heat treatment, as it is one of the few oils that can handle higher temperatures than other cold-pressed oils.
It is an excellent supplement for diets, as it speeds up metabolism and reduces hunger.
It also makes fattier and more difficult-to-digest foods easier to digest. It is also suitable for external use for joint pain and can also be used in massages, where it warms up the muscles and increases blood flow to the skin. And some studies even state that the substances contained in the oil also improve fertility in men and women.Pediatricians recommend applying mustard oil to the chest of children suffering from coughs. In the past, oil wraps were even prepared from it for coughing children, today it is recommended to massage the chest with oil. Regular use also reduces hair loss and frizz. It is also excellent for swelling after insect bites or improving the healing of burns.
If dark mustard oil has caught your eye, you can try it in one of our recipes and prepare, for example, salat-s-medovohorcicnym-dresinkem-a-kozim-syrem. And let us know how you liked it!
