Mayonnaise has been added to light mustard dressing to reduce the spicy taste of mustard, it is a suitable condiment for various meat products and salads.

History:

Mustard dressing is one of the oldest dressings known by human being. Romans were first to obtain mustard from mustard plant, they discovered it as a dressing. Cooking books of the first century say that Romans used to make mustard dressing with grape juice, vinegar, and oil. In the 10^th century French people came to know mustard sauce and made it through a totally different method. First signs of using mustard in France backs to the 13^th century by aristocrats who used to live there. Mustard dressing as an inseparable element of American hot dogs was first introduced in 1904 by the French Company R.T. Because of its anti-bacterial property, mustard does not need to be stored in refrigerator since harmful bacteria cannot grow in it. Combination of mustard seeds with salt, and lime juice creates a paste-like yellow or dark brown mustard sauce. It is usually spicy which depends on vinegar level used. It is mainly used with meat-based dishes.