In addition to selling a wonderful variety of hot sauces and salsas, CaJohn’s Fiery Foods also has some other condiments worth mentioning to the chilehead public. The Hungarian Hot Wax mustard is probably the mildest of the fiery mustards available, but we decided to start mild and work our way up the heat scale. Since we like spicy mustards, it potentially gave us a lot more varieties to try along the way.

First impression: In both appearance and aroma, it comes across as an uninspiring yellow mustard. However, the slight visible chunkiness hints that there is more than meets the eye with this mustard.

Taste: Unlike some mustards wich can give you that mustard-y pucker when you taste it, this one has a peppery twang to it that makes it tasty enough to eat straight off a fork. The heat is minimal…perhaps a 1 or 2 out of 10 on the scale, depending on your tolerance.

What foods would it be best with? Alternate uses? Since this mustard isn’t too spicy for most, this mustard is pretty suitable for just about everyone who likes mustard and wants just a hint of heat in their condiment. I particularly liked this to add some shwerve to my chilehead egg scramble. This would make a great substitution for regular mustard for deviled eggs and I can’t think of a sandwich that wouldn’t be made better by a heaping spoonful of this spread over it.

Ingredients: prepared premium mustard (vinegar, water, #1 grade mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika, spices), Hungarian peppers

Overall recommendation: A mild yet delightfully tasty mustard with great potential and utility. While it won’t set your tongue on fire, it will certainly delight the chilehead crowd who values taste more than heat.

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