Pennsylvania Mustard · Family Recipe · Since 1977
Pilsudski Mustard
Bold mustard, fresh horseradish, and a Pennsylvania family recipe that refuses to be background flavor.
From the original Polish Style Mustard with Horseradish to dill pickle, sweet hot, smoky pepper, and decidedly spicier creations, Pilsudski makes mustard meant to be noticed.
Great-grandmother Betty’s recipe begins a family mustard tradition.
Where the Flavor Began
A family recipe pairing brown mustard with the unmistakable bite of horseradish.
The Original Had a Little Kick.
The Pilsudski mustard story begins with great-grandmother Betty and a family recipe dating back to 1977.
The signature combination brought together traditional brown mustard and fresh horseradish, creating something tangy, peppery, and considerably bolder than ordinary yellow mustard.
It was the kind of condiment made for foods with character: kielbasa, sausages, roast meats, sandwiches, cheese, and, of course, pretzels.
That Polish Style Mustard with Horseradish would eventually become the foundation for an entire family of flavors.
Great-grandmother Betty’s original mustard recipe begins the tradition.
Brown mustard meets fresh horseradish and plenty of character.
Mike Marcinko forms Pilsudski LLC and begins growing the brand.
A family business with a growing lineup of bold mustard flavors.
The Family Behind the Jar
From Betty’s Recipe to a Modern Mustard Company.
The recipe came first. The modern company came later.
Mike Marcinko grew up around his family’s food distribution and manufacturing business, learning the industry from the kitchen to purchasing and management.
In 2015, he formed Pilsudski LLC and focused on the family’s specialty mustard and horseradish traditions.
The business started with one mustard flavor and fewer than fifty local customers. It has since expanded into a broader line of mustards and specialty products reaching customers well beyond southeastern Pennsylvania.
The recipe came first. The company came later. The family flavor is what connects the two.
The Pilsudski family storyThe Mustard That Started It
Brown Mustard Meets Horseradish.
The original Pilsudski formula works because neither ingredient disappears.
Brown Mustard
Deeper, more assertive mustard flavor than the familiar bright-yellow ballpark style.
Fresh Horseradish
A sharp, peppery bite that rises quickly and gives the mustard its signature punch.
Bold Without Hiding the Food
The mustard adds heat and tang while still letting sausages, pretzels, and meats taste like themselves.
Made to Be Used
It belongs beside sandwiches, roast meats, cheese, pretzels, sausages, and the everyday foods already on the table.
Selected for a Reason
Why We Chose Pilsudski Mustard.
Some gifts need something sweet. Others need something sharp enough to wake up the whole box.
Pilsudski gives us a Pennsylvania-made condiment with a genuine family story, a distinctive original recipe, and enough variety to make the product useful well beyond a single meal.
It also pairs naturally with other makers we already feature— especially Martin’s Handmade Pretzels.
That is exactly what we want from a partner: a product that tells its own story while helping us connect several American food traditions inside one gift.
A good mustard should do more than sit beside the pretzel. It should make you notice it.
Why Pilsudski belongs in the giftFrom the Mustard Cabinet
Choose Their Mustard.
Start with the family original, keep things tangy, or give the gift a little more heat.
The Family Original
Polish Style with Horseradish
Tangy · Peppery · Bold
The recipe that started the modern Pilsudski story: brown mustard paired with fresh horseradish.
The Tangy One
Dill Pickle
Dill · Tangy · Bright
Mustard meets the unmistakable savory flavor of dill pickle for an especially snack-friendly jar.
The Sweet Heat
Sweet Hot with Honey
Honey · Tangy · Warm Heat
Honey rounds out the mustard’s sharpness before a gentler heat follows behind it.
The Smoky One
Smoky Pepper
Pepper · Smoke · Savory
A warm pepper-forward mustard with smoky character for grilled and hearty foods.
The Chili One
Sriracha
Chili · Garlic · Mustard
Sriracha brings chili heat and garlic into the mustard for a decidedly more modern kick.
The Savory Heat
Bacon Jalapeño
Smoky · Jalapeño · Savory
A bold combination of smoky character and jalapeño heat made for someone who wants their condiment noticed.
The Sharpest Turn
Wasabi
Sharp · Bright · Fiery
Wasabi pushes the mustard in a different direction with fast, nose-tingling heat.
Our Starting Point
Begin With the Original
1977 · Betty’s Recipe
If this is their first Pilsudski jar, the Polish Style with Horseradish is the one that tells the fullest story.
Choosing Their Jar
What Kind of Mustard Person Are They?
There is an easier way to choose than staring at seven jars.
The Traditionalist
The family original with the strongest connection to the story.
Polish Style with HorseradishThe Pickle Person
If dill pickles belong on almost everything, start here.
Dill PickleThe Sweet-Heat Person
A gentler introduction to heat with honey balancing the mustard.
Sweet Hot with HoneyThe Heat Seeker
For someone who wants more than a polite little mustard.
Sriracha · Wasabi · Bacon JalapeñoThe Obvious Pairing
Mustard Was Waiting for Martin’s Pretzels.
Some partnerships do not need a complicated recipe.
Martin’s brings the hard sourdough crunch. Pilsudski brings mustard, horseradish, pickle, pepper, and heat.
Together, they create one of the simplest and most satisfying combinations we can put into a Gift With a Story box.
They also tell two different Pennsylvania food stories side by side: an old handmade pretzel tradition and a family mustard recipe that became a modern specialty-food company.
Pretzel crunch. Mustard tang. Two Pennsylvania stories in one bite.
One of our favorite maker pairingsBeyond the Pretzel
The Jar Belongs on the Whole Table.
Mustard earns its place in a gift because the recipient can keep finding new reasons to open it.
The Pennsylvania Plate
Kielbasa & Sausage
The original horseradish mustard is especially at home beside hearty, savory sausages.
The Sandwich
Roast Beef & Cheese
A sharp mustard can turn an ordinary sandwich into something far more memorable.
The Snack Board
Cheese & Charcuterie
A spoonful of mustard gives meats, cheeses, and crackers a bright, tangy counterpoint.
Still Selling Face to Face
A Pennsylvania Farm-Market Business.
For all the places the mustard travels, there is still a local counter behind the story.
Pilsudski operates a stand at the Shillington Farmers Market in Berks County, continuing a particularly Pennsylvania way of discovering specialty foods: tasting them directly from the people who sell them.
It gives the modern company an important connection to the same kind of local food culture that helped generations of regional family businesses grow.
A Familiar American Condiment
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A Condiment With a Much Older Story.
Pilsudski itself is a modern Pennsylvania family brand, but mustard has been sitting beside meats, sausages, and breads for centuries.
Immigrant food traditions carried countless versions of mustard into American kitchens, butcher shops, and neighborhood markets.
Pilsudski belongs to that continuing story: a Pennsylvania family taking the familiar mustard jar and giving it a distinctly bold, horseradish-forward personality.
When Pilsudski Goes Into a Gift
Every Gift Comes With More.
Bold Pennsylvania Mustard
A useful condiment chosen for flavor, versatility, and the family story behind the jar.
A Pennsylvania Family Story
The recipe, the family, and the modern company behind the mustard.
Pairings & Recipes
Pretzels, sausages, sandwiches, cheese, and other ways to use the jar.
Personalized Story
Add an occasion story chosen for the person receiving the gift.
For Campus
Find This Maker in The Collegiate Survival Parcel
A more thoughtful care package for dorm rooms, study breaks, and a little taste of home—built with American-made pantry favorites and the stories behind them.
From Our Shop
Gift Sets Featuring Pilsudski Mustard
Give them the mustard, the pretzels, and the Pennsylvania stories behind both.
Give More Than a Gift
Pass the Pretzels. Open the Mustard.
From a family recipe dating to 1977 to a Pennsylvania farm-market counter today, Pilsudski puts a little more story—and a lot more flavor—on the table.