On: Why there's no 'Dijon' in Dijon mustard

[insane_dreamer]

> Grey-Poupon, created in Dijon by Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon in 1866 ... has been made in the US since the 1940s.

This came as a surprise. I had no idea. (Not that I thought it was made in Dijon proper, but at least in France.)

[JumpCrisscross → insane_dreamer]

> This came as a surprise. I had no idea. (Not that I thought it was made in Dijon proper, but at least in France.)

My surprise went the other way! I thought it was a wholly American concoction.

[dunham → JumpCrisscross]

Yeah, I always assumed it was an American thing trying to sound French. Probably because of the cheesy commercials when I was a kid.

[VK538FY → insane_dreamer]

If I understand correctly: Grey-Poupon started in Dijon and the Reitzel brothers in Switzerland first imported it. Then they started to make it in Aigle (Vaud), Switzerland, and the French company kind of disappeared. Not sure, but Grey-Poupon is probably still made in Aigle.

[nemetroid → insane_dreamer]

It's not made exclusively in the US. The Grey Poupon I buy at the store is made in France.