Collection: Monschau mustard

Buy Monschauer mustard online

The Gerüche-Küche online shop offers you 22 delicious varieties of mustard from the historic Monschau mustard mill. We offer Monschau mustard either in a nostalgic stone pot or in a practical refill bucket. We offer the special Kaiser mustard, herb mustard and beer mustard in a nostalgic pot. Mustard is one of the oldest spices in the culinary world. Whether used pure or mixed with other spices, the use of mustard is a taste "must" and an enrichment for every fine kitchen. Today, in the 4th and 5th generation, Monschau mustard is produced in a mustard mill that is over 100 years old. It was originally powered by a water wheel, but still works with an old transmission today and can be viewed in its production process.

Production of Monschau mustard:

Moutarde de Montjoie, Monschau mustard, is still produced by hand between old millstones, just like in the old days. The production process is divided into three processes: mashing and double grinding. The mustard flour is stirred and mixed in the mash tun with vinegar, table salt and a combination of spices handed down in the family without the addition of preservatives (shelf life of the mustard is around 1 year). The mash can rest here so that it begins to develop the special bouquet of the respective mustard variety. In two grinding processes, the ingredients achieve their special consistency, i.e. a uniform, intensive and above all permanent combination of all components. Depending on the degree of grinding, mustard flour can bind around 3-4 times the amount of water. The proportion of swellable carbohydrates is responsible for this. In contrast to industrially manufactured mustard, the grinding is done cold and wet between two heavy, black basalt lava stones to develop and preserve the essential oils. After the second grinding, the Monschau mustard is still coarse-grained, so that the ingredients can be recognized. The mill can produce 400 kg of Monschau mustard in one day, compared to 20 to 30 tons per day in large-scale industry. The historic mustard mill in Monschau is a small family business, which inevitably means that it only produces a limited amount of products with a family philosophy: "quality over quantity".