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France Is Running Out of Its Favorite Condiment

Climate change, war blamed for mustard shortage

(Newser) - French people consume more mustard than anybody else on the planet—and they're perturbed by its disappearance from supermarket shelves in recent weeks. Many stores have completely run out and others are limiting sales to one jar per person. "I eat lots of mustard but there’s no...

Sorry, Ketchup, Americans Love Mayo More

Or, at least, our wallets do, new data shows

(Newser) - You put it on hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, and a whole slew of other stuff, but ketchup doesn't even come close to the king of condiments. That would be mayonnaise—$2 billion of which is sold in the US each year, compared with around $800 million of the red...

Grey Poupon's 'Pardon Me' Ad Back From Grave

Will air during Oscars after 16-year hiatus

(Newser) - Grey Poupon's famous "Pardon Me" TV commercial is returning for a moment of Oscar glory. After a 16-year hiatus, the mustard that mocked its own stuffy image in one of TV's most famous commercials will once again take to the airwaves during Sunday's Academy Awards. The...

Grey Poupon Request Hardly Disarming

Utah man pulls gun on fellow motorists acting out mustard ad

(Newser) - A Utah man got a little testy when passengers in a neighboring car, re-enacting a famous TV spot, gestured for him to roll down his window and asked if he had any Grey Poupon mustard. "Here's your Grey Poupon, roll your [expletive] windows up," said the 22-year-old, who...

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