Chinese mustard
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Also called Chinese hot mustard. a sharply spicy condiment, prepared from the ground seeds of the cruciferous plant Brassica juncea and commonly served with Chinese and other Asian foods.
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Botany. the plant B. juncea, a species of mustard most widely known as brown mustard.
Etymology
Origin of Chinese mustard
First recorded in 1815–20
Example Sentences
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Re-create a version of that during restaurant week, where brunch starts with appetizers like chicken spring rolls with hot Chinese mustard, cumin lamb dumplings, and pork and kimchi pot stickers.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022
But there is also arancini made with a biriyani rice mixture and served with raita, Vietnamese beef shank agnolotti and a brick chicken with Chinese mustard greens.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2016
She spotted a middle-aged man mulling a selection of gai choy, or Chinese mustard greens.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2016
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