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Mustard vs Custard - What's the difference?

mustard | custard |

As nouns the difference between mustard and custard

is that mustard is a plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods while custard is a type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches.

As an adjective mustard

is of a dark yellow colour.

mustard

English

(Brassica)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica'', or of related genera (especially ''Sinapis alba , in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods.
  • Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.
  • When the waitress brought the food I asked her if she had any Dijon mustard .
  • The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.
  • Mustard and cress sandwiches.
  • Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.
  • The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.
  • Adjective

  • Of a dark yellow colour.
  • Derived terms

    * black mustard * brown mustard * cut the mustard * English mustard * French mustard * garlic mustard * green mustard * Indian mustard * keen as mustard * mustard gas * mustard oil * mustard plaster * mustard powder * mustard pot * mustard seed * nitrogen mustard * treacle-mustard * wall mustard * white mustard * wild mustard * yellow mustard

    See also

    * arugula * bitter cress * brassica * charlock * cress * dame's violet * hedge garlic * jack-by-the-hedge * peppergrass * sea rocket * shepherd's purse * silique * rape (plant) * wasabi * wintercress *

    custard

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches.
  • (countable) Any particular variety of custard.
  • Derived terms

    * confectioner's custard * custard apple * custard arm * custard brains * custard Christian * custard-chucker * custard coffin * custard cream * custard cup * custard-cups * custard glass * custard pie * custard powder * custard tart * custard winds * custardy * egg custard * frozen custard * fruit custard * love custard * turn to custard

    See also

    * bavarois * * * cream puff * floating islands * trifle * panna cotta, pannacotta * vanilla slice * vla * zabaglione