I'm just eating some lovely ham from an Italian deli with

>>9086486
Mostarda di frutta

>>9086494
>Mostarda di frutta (sometime also called only mostarda) is a Northern Italian condiment made of candied fruit and a mustard-flavoured syrup.

Good lord but why?

From Italy here.
I don't think we have a native variety of mustard like the French do with dijon and the Americans do with their neon-coloured vinegar spread, but we do eat mustard, yes. Most of Italy uses French style though the northeast prefer stronger, coarser mustard.
Cremona is a city that has a speciality of fruits preserved in sugar and mustard, if you wanna consider that a native type. I've never actually eaten it, but I am aware that it exists.

>>9086504
I don't know why anyone would just call it 'mostarda.' That just means 'mustard.' It's mostarda di Cremona.

>>9086545
Thanks. That's interesting; I'm guessing it's mostly used as a condiment and not so much in cooking (apart from the mostarda di frutta/Cremona)?

>>9086568
Well, the northeast, due to Austrian, Hungarian and Slovenian influences in the culture and cuisine, do use mustard for cooking. There's a roast duck dish I like, for example. The duck is stuffed with apples and roasted, basted with a mix of strong mustard and honey.

Outside of the northeast, the most 'cooking' we do with it is vinaigrette, so I guess it's mostly a condiment, yeah. Also, I have no idea what anyone would do with the one from Cremona since I've never eaten it IRL. My grandfather used to eat it with cheese on bread while drinking artichoke liqueur and playing board games with other old guys, but the idea of fluorescent fruits in mustard syrup just seemed off to me so I've never tried it.
Artichoke liqueur's okay, tho.

Mustard is gud

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>>9086486
mostarda alla vicentina
only ever eaten on rusks or bread, like marmelade
goes well with seasoned/semi seasoned cheese as well

tastes fruity spicy sweet