Grey Poupon

Grey Poupon is a Dijon mustard now made by Kraft Foods. Currently the best-selling Dijon-style mustard in the United States, it gained some notoriety from a late-80's commercial in which a Rolls Royce pulls up alongside another Rolls Royce, and a passenger in one (played by Ian Richardson) asks a passenger in the other (Paul Eddington), "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" The commercial has been satirized in the 1992 movie Wayne's World, in the 1983 movie Trading Places (by Eddie Murphy), as well as the Family Matters episode "All The Wrong Moves". Also in the Family Guy episode "Blue Harvest, Parts 1 and 2."

Unlike conventional yellow mustards, Grey Poupon contains a small amount of white wine. The wine used in the American version is produced in upstate New York under the supervision of a rabbi, to ensure that the product maintains a kashrut (kosher) status. America's Test Kitchen praised Grey Poupon for having a "real" date stamp, a feature not found on other national brands of dijon-style mustards, for freshness (Episode 620).

In 2007, Grey Poupon mustard introduced three new specialty mustards including: Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard, made with whole mustard seeds; Hearty Spicy Brown Mustard, made with finely diced yellow onions; and Savory Honey Mustard, made with clover honey and spices. These mustards are available nationally at grocery stores and supermarkets for $2.89 per jar.

Mentions in popular culture

Politics

Representative Duke Cunningham, Republican of California, proclaimed "I took the Grey Poupon out of my cupboard" on the floor of the House denouncing French opposition to the Iraq war (March 5, 2003). The move was of questionable symbolic value, since Grey Poupon is a product of Kraft Foods, an American company.

Music

Jim Jones, in his song We Fly High, mentions Grey Poupon. Lil' Wayne, in his song Boom off of his mixtape Da Drought 3 also mentions Grey Poupon. Grey Poupon is mentioned by Jim Jones again, in the remix of "Two Step" Grey Poupon is also mentioned in the lyrics to the Aerosmith song Eat The Rich. In the MF Doom song Raedawn, Kanye West in the Commong song "southside" on Common's album Finding Forever says "people askin me do you have any Grey Poupon?" and Nelly also mentions on T.I.'s CD T.I. vs T.I.P. when he says: "Yea you rollin' wit the King and the one, Country niggas in the Chevy passin' Grey Poupon."

See also

• Maille Dijon mustard

External links

• Malcolm Gladwell article describing the brand's rise
• Notorious ad on Youtube