Any excuse to eat mustard

I am of the opinion that some foodstuffs are merely an excuse to eat condiments. Most of them I could easily spoon straight into my mouth. You know I actually knew a woman who said she didn't eat condiments. What?!? That's like saying you don't like "smells." 

Josh and I went to Casey's here in Ann Arbor and to my elation there was a selection of seven mustards and four hot sauces. OMFG we were in heaven. So we did a taste test.

Zatarin's Creole Mustard - pretty mild but with whole seeds. Note that vinegar was listed as the first ingredient. Good for those who might want to try out a whole-seed mustard but can't necessarily handle a kick.

Delouis Fils moutarde a l'Ancienne - imported from France. Almost straight-up mustard (first ingredient is mustard seeds, unlike our Creole friend with vinegar topping the list). Quite a kick with a smokey, old-timey taste to it.

Honeycup Uniquely Sharp - this was by far the biggest disappointment for me. While it definitely had a zing (from finely ground mustard seeds, or mustard flour), it was a bit too grainy in texture and VERY sweet. Most likely because it listed brown sugar, vinegar, and oil before mustard flour. It was yummy, but more in a honey mustard kind of way.

Speaking of sweet mustards, Mucky Duck Sweet and Tangy fell into the same category, but I forgave it because it claims to be "pub style" and has a British flag on it (I never expect much from British cuisine).

These were the new ones we tried. The other three were: Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard (I still think baguettes are long bready excuses for slathering dijon onto), Gulden's, and French's (best taken on a soft pretzel with huge grains of salt).

***Update:
The day after our mustard taste test, we met an amazing woman selling mustard in Costco (and offering 5 kinds of mustards on pretzels). We got one of each! Just wanted to give a shout-out to Mustard Girl, operating out of Wisconsin and currently hoping Costco will carry her brand. Her story about seeking a sign from God on whether or not to start her business was especially touching and hilarious. Good luck, MG!

Mustard Girl found an easy customer in me :)