Did you know that the Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea), one of the oldest spices in the world, also known for the popular saying: ācanāt cut the mustardā meaning ācanāt live up to a challengeā, has a myth in India that spreading its seeds around the external sides of the homes keeps away the evil spirits?
Indian mustard Did you know that the Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea), one of the oldest spices in the world, also known for the popular saying: ācanāt cut the mustardā meaning ācanāt live up to a challengeā, has a myth in India that spreading its seeds around the external sides of the homes keeps away the evil spirits? The Indian mustard with the scientific name Brassica juncea, āsarsoā in Hindi, spread over swathes of acres and acres of land creating with its blooms gorgeous yellow fields with its own distinctive properties and uses, marks its harvest with the Basant Panchami festival ushering the arrival of spring in India. The Indian mustard identified by its brown colour, distinct from the Black mustard (Brassica nigra) or White mustard (Sinapis alba), but all in the family Brassicaceae (cabbage family), is one of the worldās oldest spices and condiments known to mankind, originated in the foothills of the Himalayas, constitutes one of the various speci...
