which news outlets wasted no time in attributing to the war in Ukraine But the story is a whole lot spicier than that we published many inspiring and amazing stories that made us fall in love with the world – and this is one our favourites.) While French news outlets wasted no time in attributing the shortage to the war in Ukraine the real story is a whole lot spicier than that made by combining brown mustard seeds with white wine is a beloved condiment that provides a counterpoint to rich hearty dishes thanks to its acidity and heat It's the perfect accompaniment to a slice of crisp-skinned roast chicken the ideal way to jazz up a simple ham-and-butter sandwich and an essential ingredient in homemade mayonnaise That the condiment is so anchored in France's Burgundy region – of which Dijon is the capital city – is thanks to the historical co-planting of brown mustard seeds with the region's renowned grapevines a practice introduced by the Ancient Romans to provide the vines with essential nutrients like phosphorous Monks continued to cultivate mustard in this fashion for centuries the link between Dijon and mustard was cemented thanks to Dijon local Jean Naigeon but with verjuice – the juice of unripe wine grapes historically used to add a pleasantly sour flavour to recipes in regions inhospitable to citrus Dijon mustard stands out from other mustards on the market for its subtle Packing more heat than American yellow mustard but less than powerful Chinese mustard or Bavarian senf it capitalises on the pungency of the mustard seed by marrying it with the pleasant acidity of local Burgundian verjuice or But the truth is that despite its historical link the to the region Dijon mustard has been delocalised for quite some time Though the shortage was not caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was exacerbated by it, impacting Dijon mustard makers "indirectly", according to Luc Vandermaesen, CEO of mustard producer Reine de Dijon Rather than the brown seeds required for Dijon Ukraine predominantly produces the white variety used in yellow and English mustard producers less tied to specific mustard varieties turned to Canada's already meagre supply this all shed new light on the discrepancy between the name "Dijon mustard" and where it's made the "Dijon" in Dijon mustard refers to a specific recipe and not to a geographic region protected by an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) or Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) designation "There are no rules keeping the production of Dijon mustard in [the city of] Dijon," said Sophie Mauriange of the Institut National de l'Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) the governing board that controls the AOC and AOP labels in France "You can make it anywhere in the world." And they do. Grey-Poupon, created in Dijon by Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon in 1866 (and the preferred mustard of American hip-hop artists) moving production to the nearby commune of Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur "As far as we know," said Mauriange, "there is almost no production of mustard in Dijon itself, save a very small amount at [La Moutarderie] Fallot's Dijon shop." (The artisanal producer has long made the bulk of its mustard at its factory in the nearby town of Beaune The truth is that while Dijon is in the mustard's name the product is – and always has been – rooted in the city's surrounding countryside where mustard production flourished in the decades that followed the condiment's 1752 invention Charcoal producers would sow mustard seeds in fields filled with coal residue CEO and third generation head of La Moutarderie Fallot were sold to master moutardiers in Dijon or Beaune "They had organised into a cooperative at the time," Désarménen said of the local master moutardiers of which there were already 33 in the early 19th Century there was what I would call a fairly powerful The decline of truly local mustard nevertheless began nearly a century ago: when Désarménien's grandfather purchased Fallot in 1928 "He needed to source seeds in other French regions and in other European countries in order to have a stable Burgundian farmers turned their back on the little mustard seed in favour of producing other crops notably rapeseed for cooking oil and animal feed which garnered them better pay thanks to government subsidies "almost all mustard production was made with seeds imported from Canada." The Association des Producteurs de Graines de Moutarde an association of mustard growers founded in 1997 couldn't have existed even a decade earlier when low demand for local seeds meant that production of Burgundian mustard had But Burgundian mustard seeds began to experience a quiet renaissance in the '90s "They wanted to re-localise production," Ohleyer said of Amora-Maille's parent company "And that's how it all began." Burgundian farmers grew some 5,000 tons of mustard seeds annually – a portion of which have had an even more illustrious destiny than simple Dijon mustard As French producers of Camembert learned in the '80s it's nearly impossible to protect a product's geographic origin retroactively some mustard producers sought to take better advantage of the newly blossoming mustard seed industry and rekindle the notion of tying it to the local terroir they established an Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP) – a protected label similar to the AOP And while Dijon certainly gets more name recognition it is this IGP – called Moutarde de Bourgogne – that actually means something: that the mustard is made in the Burgundy region with Burgundian seeds and Burgundian wine The IGP endeavour was spearheaded in large part by La Moutarderie Fallot's Désarménien who Mauriange cited as "the most active in the request for recognition of the IGP" of the five large mustard producers sourcing their mustard seeds from the mustard growers' association Fallot is the only one that is making the entirety of its mustard within the IGP While Dijon certainly gets more name recognition it is this IGP – called Moutarde de Bourgogne – that actually means somethingFor Désarménien localising production was essential to maintaining the values of his artisanal business which still stone-grinds its seeds at low temperature to maintain a slightly grainier texture and a fuller flavour if Fallot can use exclusively Burgundian seeds it's in large part because the company is far smaller than the four other mustard producers (Amora-Maille Européenne des Condiments and Charbonneaux-Brabant) sourcing at least some of their seeds from the association's producers are responsible for about 80 to 90% of all French Dijon mustard production with Fallot representing about 5% of the total local mustard market Reine de Dijon's Vandermaesen said that less than 1% of his production is currently in the IGP in part due to the price of the Burgundian white wine required "But [this percentage] is growing," he said climate change and resulting infestations of mustard-loving meligethes (a type of pollen beetle) have halted – and even reversed – the growth of the local mustard market And while pesticides were long the first line of defence widespread insecticide resistance – not to mention the European Union's increasing stringency regarding chemical pesticides – has made it more difficult for growers to control these types of problems and bounce back industrial producers were buying more and more from us each year," Ohleyer said "But production can't keep up." Despite the demand Burgundian seeds currently represent only 20-30% of the supply while these issues have certainly caused short-term problems for the mustard industry there may be a silver lining to the recent shortage "This project had been facing climate challenges these last few years which discouraged a lot of farmers," she said that a rise in prices for seeds following the shortage "has rekindled the dynamic" and encouraged farmers to devote themselves ever more diligently to successful production of this now-scarce crop the answer may indeed be found in the rich history of the region "Our ancestors had growing methods that allowed them to limit these eventualities – insects and the like," said Désarménien we're more in this mindset: of learning how we can move beyond chemicals to produce crops that may not be organic yet While "Dijon mustard" will likely never refer to a truly local product again Moutarde de Bourgogne seems destined to develop its own reputation: not the connotations of grandeur or luxury Dijon producers have long capitalized on moutardiers expect to be able to restock the condiment shelves this November – just in time to add tangy spicy flavour to France's most beloved autumnal dishes BBC.com's World's Table "smashes the kitchen ceiling" by changing the way the world thinks about food Join more than three million BBC Travel fans by liking us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. 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