Burman’s Traditional Yellow Mustard

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In ancient times, humans discovered that the seeds of a mustard plant could be ground up into a paste. Over the centuries it was used in different ways, and legend has it that it was introduced as a hot dog condiment during the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Today, mustard is a mainstay on hot dogs and hamburgers (frequently paired with ketchup), is popular among some on lunch meat sandwiches, and is also used on occasion in various recipes.

You can find mustard in virtually any American grocery store, to say nothing of dollar stores, gas stations, and camp stores. It’s hard to miss: mustard almost always comes in a bright yellow bottle. Several national name brand mustards sit on store shelves, and many grocers also have their own private label alternatives, including Aldi. The discount grocery store sells some specialty mustards during its occasional German week, but here, we’re looking at their regular everyday mustard.

Burman’s Traditional Yellow Mustard is an Aldi Regular Buy. You can find it in stores all the time, on the room-temperature shelves in a bottle that looks more than a little like French’s Yellow Mustard. It comes in a 20-ounce yellow bottle and currently costs 95 cents. That’s about 4.8 cents an ounce, which is much less than name brand mustard and about the same as Walmart’s private label.

The bottle can be stored unopened at room temperature but should be refrigerated after opening.

Burman’s looks about the same as other mustards out there. There are just a few ingredients — distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, and paprika — and little nutritionally (good or bad) beyond a little sodium.

Nutrition information and ingredients. (Click to enlarge.)

It tastes like … mustard. It has that zing and a bit of kick that you expect from the yellow stuff. The texture is also as expected, smooth and easy to apply to whatever you need it to. It is helpful to shake well before use so, like other mustards, it doesn’t come out separated with a liquid water rather than a full mustard. The bottle dispenses it just fine.

The Verdict:

Burman’s Yellow Mustard has been our go-to mustard for years now, unless we need a smaller bottle for travel. It’s inexpensive, has the expected taste and texture, and comes in a functional bottle. A solid product from Aldi.