What was the use of mustard 1000 years ago?

Question

What are the historical uses?

Answer 1

Historically, mustard dates back to the 14th century, the oldest condiment known. Made from crushed mustard seed, it is mixed with liquid, and these vary from water to beer or a broth. The Chinese used mustard for several thousand years, and Europeans commenced a little later. Mustard seeds were found in the tombs of ancient Egyptian pharaohs.

In the mid 1600’s England, Glocestershire became famous for its thick horseradish mustard, and it became the rage ingredient in English cooking. Shakespeare was known as a mustard lover. The true English pioneer with mustard, the greatest name in it, was Jeremiah Colman. In 1804 he began making his mustard in Norwich. He was a brilliant marketer, and Colman’s mustard became England’s landmark mustard. Close to his time, a J. W. Raye came up with a mustard sauce for canned sardines. The two men kept to their separate, specialized mustard businesses.

In France, the use of mustard dates back to 1336, probably first concocted by early monks. To this day, French law requires only brown seed be used in the preparation of France’s Dijon mustard. It is a pale grayish yellow in color, because the husk of the dark mustard is removed before crushing the seeds. Many hold Dijon to be the world’s finest

North Americans used very little mustard until the beginning of the 20th century. Francis French, a New York spice merchant, came up with his milder mustard which was bright yellow. It quickly caught on as French’s "Cream Salad Mustard."

It was basically used as a spice or medicine

Answer 2

same as today...to make food taste good