The use of honey to sweeten mustard goes back, at least, to the ancient Romans. Honey mustard dressings, on the other hand, are a relatively recent phenomena. While there are several claims as to who invented it, there seems to be some consensus that it was popularized in America in the 1970’s and 80’s. I, personally, didn’t try it until about a decade ago, when I realize it’s delicious not only on chicken wings, but on anything you can dip in it. Most recently, I used it to dip some lumpia and it worked great.
Honey mustard dressing is basically a mixture of mayonnaise and honey mustard. Commercial formulations such as Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce have a bunch of other products and chemicals, but it amounts to the same. I dont know about homemade dressing, but this one is absolutely delicious. Lick the bowl for every last drop delicious.
I haven’t actually explored brands of honey mustard dressing. I either buy this one or Ken’s, also owned by its parent company (so very likely the same dressing in a different bottle), because they tend to be the ones that go most often in sale, particularly during the summer. I got this dressing at Safeway for $1.67, from the $4 regular price.
Ken’s is a private company.
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