Parisian Maille?

[emilycat]

I finally got around to reading the April issue in its entirety and was swooning over the piece on Paris. It's really tempting me to swing an impulse buy on some long-weekend tickets overseas. Just remembering those heavenly farmers' markets makes me want to be whisked away!

Ahem. Anyway, to the point of my post. After reading about Maille, the elaborate mustard shop in Paris, I wondered if any of you have any clues on how I could obtain some of these luscious products. I love mustard; I just bought some imported French dijon that's wonderful, but I'm drooling over the ones mentioned in the article that are spiked with Calvados, blue cheese, raspberry and shallots. Do any of you know of any retailers who import this stuff? Hmmm...just another reason to visit... http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif

Emily

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[Laura B]

www.ethnicgrocer.com (http://www.ethnicgrocer.com) carries some Maille mustards, but only a couple of kinds. They have originale, honey, horseradish, tarragon, and old style.

I also checked the Maille website (www.maille.com) but it is all in French! There is a place where you can order a catalog. If you read French better than me, you might find some info on the site about ordering or find a phone number to call and ask about US distributors.

Good luck!

[sneezles]

Emily,
I don't know which large grocers you have in Atlanta but I can buy Maille in my little podunk town (mind you only the horseradish one) and others I can get in Houston. I started using Maille about 5 years ago and can't stand any other kind now!

[Laura B]

Here is the US Maille website. http://www.maille.com/us/ . It also has the catalog option. Hopefully, you can find more variety there and order from that!

And my Chapel Hill Harris Teeter also carries Maille, the regular and horseradish. I'm sure in Atlanta you can find the basic ones. But I am assuming you want a source for the more exotic!

[KValley]

Chere Emily,

Although a trip to Dijon would be so much more exciting, I can recommend a wonderful website that offers all manner of French specialties: www.frenchselection.com (http://www.frenchselection.com) The company is Joie de Vivre and they have everything from foie gras to volaille and will certainly have moutarde dijonaise

Bon Appetit!

Julie

[daner94]

Emily, try Frenchfoods.com.

[emilycat]

Wow, I must have been living under a rock -- Harry's probably carries a decent selection, and I wasn't even looking! Thanks for all of your ideas; if I can't find what I want in town, I'll certainly find something on one of these sites. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

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[Kelli Kerrigan]

Emilycat-
This one I can help on----it is my favorite! William-Sonoma carries a huge jar for $7.00

It is pure heaven! Wish I would have brought more home with me when I was in Paris.

[JHolcomb]

I want to try Maille so badly, but DH is a Coleman English Mustard devotee (as am I, I must confess), and he glowers and makes fun of the French every time I try to buy the Maille. Anyway, I see it at Harris Teeter all the time. I may buy it sometime-it's a little pricey, though, especially as fast as we go through mustard.

[Susann]

Emily-Harry's does indeed carry Maille. If you go to the one in Alpharetta, I believe it is across from the poultry section. Enjoy!

[funnybone]

Actually, 90% of the mustard seeds grown in the world are grown in Canada, and exported. I remembered this as I am Canadian, but I wanted to find some info on it, so here it is:

Amazingly, some 90 per cent of all mustard seeds are grown in Canada. Two types of mustard seeds - brassica nigra and brassica juncea - mainly grown right here in Canada - are the only ones used to prepare authentic Dijon mustard! The "Dijon" in mustard is not actually a reference to the city (although growing conditions are ideal - they just don't have as much arable land as we do), but to the exacting manufacturing standards first established there in 1930, and revised in 1937. The only mustard museum in the world is located at Maille's headquarters in Dijon, France.

The entire article is here:
http://www2.mybc.com/food/columns/displayone.cfm?articleid=93

As for www.maille.com (http://www.maille.com) you can click on English Version

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[funnybone]

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[funnybone]

Just moving this up in case emilycat didn't see that she should be getting her mustard from Canada. LOL http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Anyway, I always buy Maille, but only have been able to find the regular and grainy dijon types.

[emilycat]

Yes, I did see! That's really funny -- anyway, I was apparently living under a rock -- all varieties of Maille are at Harry's; you'd think I'd have known.... http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif