Bautz'ner Senf Mittelscharf (Medium-Hot Mustard)

Medium-hot mustard · Bautz'ner · Spreads & condiments · Bautzen / Saxony

9/10must-try

Why it's worth it

Made in Bautzen (Saxony) to an unchanged 1955 recipe, this blue-lid mustard is the runaway market leader across the former East and the default at every East German barbecue. It is a distinctly German staple with no direct Czech supermarket counterpart, which makes it an easy, cheap, authentic take-home.

Taste

Medium-hot mustard, mild but pleasantly warming, balanced with brandy vinegar; smooth and rounded rather than nose-clearing

Score breakdown

Can't get it at home3/4

Review evidence3/3

Local icon status2/2

Everyday availability1/1

Nutrition

Nutri-Score DPoor nutritional quality

Nutritional values per 100 ml

Energy value449 kJ · 108 kcal

Fats6.7 gincluding saturated fatty acids0.9 g

Carbohydrates2.2 gincluding sugars2 g

Protein6.1 g

Salt2.3 g

Source: Open Food Facts label data (may lag pack reformulations).

Where & what you'll pay

Edeka

Rewe

Kaufland

Netto€EAN 4012860003141

If you know Czech shelves

Czech plnotucna horcice is the everyday mustard analog, but Bautz'ner is the East German reference brand with its own balance

Sources

“Bautz'ner mustard, from the town of Bautzen in Saxony, became popular in the GDR, and after the fall of the Wall, even more popular throughout Germany”
www.germanbuy.net (retailer)
“The original recipe of Bautz'ner medium hot mustard has not been changed since 1955”
germandelistore.com (retailer)

Curated 2026-07-06. Image: Open Food Facts contributors, CC-BY-SA.