Pear mustard

Fruity and sharp, the classic for your cheese board

Königskind Pear Mustard is a fruity and sharp mustard specialty from the Bergisches Land region—sweet pears meet spicy mustard seeds, handcrafted by Uwe König in small batches. The perfect companion for aged cheese, bratwurst, and cold roasts, with a 63% fruit content sourced from regional pears.

The Pear Mustard from Königskind is a fruity and sharp mustard specialty from the Oberbergisches Land region. With 63% pears, sugar, mustard seeds, a little water, vinegar, salt, and natural pectin, only a few honest ingredients go into the jar—without any artificial flavors, colorings, preservatives, or flavor enhancers. Uwe König stirs the mustard by hand using regional, untreated fruit.

Sweet pear meets sharp mustard seed with a hint of spice

Once opened, the pear mustard first smells sweet and fruity, almost like a compote, with a distinct but not aggressive mustard accent underneath. The consistency is pleasantly velvety, with finely visible mustard seeds that give it texture. The color is a warm mustard yellow with a hint of honey-brown from the stewed pears.

On the tongue, this mustard starts with the full sweetness of the pear, followed by the mustard seed with its fine sharpness, which rises pleasantly in the nose without burning. The aftertaste is long, fruity-sweet, and gently spicy. Unlike a classic Dijon mustard with its high acidity, pear mustard is mild, round, and warm in character—a mustard that will delight even those who usually avoid mustard.

For aged cheese platters and Bergische bratwurst

The Pear Mustard is perfect on a cheese board. It is particularly convincing with spicy, aged mountain cheese, a robust Comté, or a piece of old Gouda—the mild pear sweetness balances the spiciness of the cheese, while the mustard sharpness lifts it. A small dab on a cracker, a few toasted walnuts on the side, and you have a perfect aperitif or a sophisticated light supper.

Hearty meat dishes also bring it to the table: with Sunday roast and red cabbage, a rustic pork knuckle, duck breast, or a classic ham. For a good bratwurst, meatballs, or Bergische blood sausage, it is a permanent fixture that leaves standard mustard far behind. It is also a wonderfully fruity alternative to the usual medium-hot mustard for cold cuts at dinner.

For those who love to experiment: stir 1 teaspoon of pear mustard into a vinaigrette for lamb's lettuce with 50 g of roasted walnuts and pear slices—you have an autumn salad with depth. It also finds its place stirred into a sauce for pot roast or as a glaze on a baked cheese. You can find other delicacies from the Königskind kitchen in the savory Fig Mustard, the fruity and sharp Mango Chutney, and the berry-spiced Currant Chutney. You can find more in our Königskind collection.

From the Königskind Genussmanufaktur in the Oberbergisches Land

The Königskind gourmet manufactory is the passion project of Uwe König. What began in 2005 as a hobby in his home kitchen, he expanded into a full-time business in 2014 due to the growing demand for his mustards, chutneys, and fruit spreads. To this day, all Königskind products are cooked in the kitchen under the Ziegenbusch in Wiehl in the Bergisches Land, between Gummersbach and Nümbrecht—all by hand, in small batches, with the support of his wife, Sabine.

Uwe König uses only regional, untreated fruits for his pear mustard and consistently avoids artificial flavors, colorings, preservatives, and flavor enhancers. That is the Königskind philosophy: a few, honest ingredients that still taste like fruit and the season in which they were picked. In addition to the pear mustard, we also carry fig mustard and raspberry mustard from the same kitchen, as well as chutneys, fruit spreads, and the legendary black walnuts—all products with the same signature style.