Excerpt
This fascinating excerpt about the history of mustard comes from the new book “Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide.”
Cecily Wong is a writer at Atlas Obscura, and the author of the novel Diamond Head, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, recipient of an Elle Readers' Prize, and voted a best debut of the Brooklyn Book Festival. She lives in Oregon.
Dylan Thuras is the cofounder and creative director of Atlas Obscura. He lives in Rosendale, New York.