Colman's English Mustard - 100g

English mustard is the hot one. It is not there to add a gentle tang. It is there to make roast beef sing, to wake up a slice of cold ham and to give a pork pie something to argue with. Colman's is the name most British kitchens reach for.

In Canada, people tend to go looking for it the week they decide to do a proper roast. The beef is sorted, the Yorkshires are planned, and then someone asks where the mustard is. It is a small jar that makes a dinner feel like home.

The 100g jar is ready to use, no mixing. You need a lot less than you think, a dab on the side of the plate rather than a spread, so a jar keeps going for a good while. It also earns its place in a cheese sauce, a ham glaze or a sausage sandwich.

Colman's makes more than this one jar in Britain, including the famous mustard powder in its yellow tin. People who buy this usually have gravy granules and a roast dinner in mind too.