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Bruce[_28_]

In article >,
says...
>
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 09:08:09 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >, l not -l says...
> >>
> >> On 1-Dec-2016, Bruce > wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article >,
> >> > says...
> >> > >
> >> > > English mustard, or pretend mustard ?
> >> >
> >> > What's English mustard? I only know French mustard (and Dutch mustard).
> >> English mustard is quite hot compared to many other mustards. Coleman's is
> >> the brand I use.
> >
> >And it's a fine mustard, not a grainy one, judging by pictures. Dijon
> >style, but maybe hotter.
>
> Much hotter. I would have been 8-10 and we were at our cottage in
> Japan - my father had asked these Americans from the base down. The
> kid my age was a braggart type, when I passed him the mustard for his
> hot dog I said to him it was English mustard. He knew better and
> smeared it completely - so I just sat and watched him while he ate
> every bit with his eyes watering

It's a dangerous thing to brag about. I eat a lot of hot chillies, but I
once tried a dish that was meant for a Thai customer and that was put on
our table by mistake. I couldn't eat it.

I'll have to try that mustard.