Japanese-style mustard
Refers to mustard prepared in the Japanese style, typically a blend of ground mustard seeds with a milder, slightly sweet flavor compared to Western mustards. Often used as a condiment for dishes like oden, natto, or tonkatsu.
It's delicious to eat oden with a little Japanese mustard.
This Japanese mustard is mild and goes well with Japanese cuisine.
Western-style mustard, typically sharper and more pungent than 和辛子.
Prepared mustard paste; 和辛子 is a type of 練り辛子 made in Japanese style.
Standard kanji spelling for Japanese-style mustard.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
Alternate kanji spelling using 芥子 for mustard; less common.
Compound of 和 (wa, 'Japanese') and 辛子 (karashi, 'mustard'), literally 'Japanese mustard'.