3. With Fish – As with potatoes, mustard perks up the flavor of a simple fish fillet. Adding mustard to the marinade, rubbing it in just before grilling, or serving mustard alongside a finished dish are all tasty options.

What does putting mustard on fish do?

The mustard merely acts as a mechanism to hold the breading on the fish while it cooks. (Don’t tell anybody, but the mustard trick also works well when frying chicken or pork chops.)

What does mustard go best with?

• Vinaigrette. A mustard dressing is a classic on tender greens, but it’s also delicious with sweet roasted parsnips and turnips or a zippy coleslaw. …
• Roasts. …
• Pasta. …
• Mashed potatoes. …
• Fish. …
• Mussels. …
• Butter. …
• Eggs.