Posted on 06/23/2022 7:39:30 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Apparently the world’s supply of a favorite hot dog condiment doesn’t cut the … err … mustard. And, as a result, we may be looking at an international mustard shortage sooner than we think.
According to Business Insider, a year of poor mustard seed production is the cause of what may result in a lack of mustard on American grocery store shelves in the near future. Experts say you can thank climate change for the large drop in mustard seed production, with Canada (the world’s second largest producer) and France watching the most recent growing season’s yields fall 28 percent and 50 percent, respectively, because of drought and bad weather. As Russia and Ukraine are also large producers of mustard seeds, the ongoing war isn’t helping the importing efforts either.
Before you start practicing eating your favorite summer meals with just ketchup and relish, however, don’t worry. More than likely, U.S. grocery shelves will still have plenty of the condiment to go around. But how much do you like your spicy yellow add-on? If it’s enough to pay more for it, you may want to prepare yourself as price jumps are being felt around the world.
This news comes on the heels of Huy Fong Foods Inc. bracing its customers this past April that it’s suspending production of cult favorite hot sauce Sriracha (the condiment we put on everything) due to a “severe shortage of chili” from the droughts in Mexico — where they’re grown.
Oh my! Horrible news!
A hot dog must have yellow mustard & sweet pickle relish!
No grey puopon?
“This means war!”
> Hot dogs and fast balls hardest hit.
I’ll just use ketchup on my hot dogs...
I agree however, many store brand mustards are available at half the price and just as good. I myself like Colemans dry mustard. I just mix it with wine vinegar and let it sit in the fridge for a couple of days. It is good!
For sauces & glazes I use Dijon, but yellow on hotdogs, hamburgers, & soft pretzels.
Ken
See my post #45
We can always storm the Mustard Museum!
What we really need is a shortage of living, breathing Communists.
Pretty soon there probably won’t be anything to put it on anyway. It doesn’t sound so bad when you think about it like that.
Exactly how I like it - and sometimes, with some finely diced onion.
With all respect, that’s an abomination.
*See: Toilet paper shortages of 2020-21.
Low store shelf stocking at stores from higher volume purchasing increases the impulse to buy more as it is restocked.
I hate mustard too, except a tablespoon in my potato salad dressing. Great yum recipe, people love it.
OTOH, I hate hot dogs too. And chocolate. And football. My citizenship is being revoked.
Fear the mustard
COLEMANS DRY
Well, good. You obviously aren’t a ‘real American’.
(I bet you hate Apple Pie, too.)
I like apples but not piecrust. So you’re half right.
Some folks don’t like Dijon mustard.
Myself, for example: pretty much ANYTHING cooked or raw that has ANY type of wine (red or white) in it causes a me to experience a very unpleasant and irresistible gag reflex.
I hope you enjoy what you eat, but seriously, keep ANYTHING containing ANY wine TF away from me. And I strongly advise you to NOT test my request. You WILL wear it post projectile-style.
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