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	China Inn Soham, 28 Hall Street, Soham CB7 5BS
	Dragon Palace, 3 Lynn Road, Ely CB7 4EG
	Ely Kebab House, 01353 668851, 33 Market Street, Ely CB7 4LZ
	Flamingo, 01353 723999, 15 Red Lion Square, Soham, Ely CB7 5HQ
	Fortune Gardens, 01353 668220, 38 Broad Street, Ely CB7 4AH
	Golden Dragon, 01353 723998, 28 Hall Street, Soham, Ely CB7 5BS
	Good Luck Take Away, 01353 720214, 2a Brook Dam Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5HZ
	John's Chinese Take Away, 01353 662664, 44 Newnham Street, Ely CB7 4PE
	Lotus House, 01353 663630, 1a Downham Road, Ely CB6 1AG
	Lunch Box, 01353 666644, 5 Market Street, Ely CB7 4PB
	Millennium Pizza, 01353 659222, 1 Chequer Lane, Ely CB7 4LN
	Peking House, 01353 860064, 2a Main Street, Littleport, Ely CB6 1PJ
	Saffron, 32 Broad Street, Ely CB7 4AH
	Sunrise, 01353 778514, 74 High Street, Sutton, Ely CB6 2NL
	Sylhet, 35-37 Market Street, Ely CB7 4LZ
	Wong's, 01353 740983, 18 High Street, Haddenham, Ely CB6 3XA

Oregano

Often confused with sweet marjoram, but herbalists believe that oregano is better medicinally. The generic name is said by some to be an amalgam of the two Greek words, óros and gános, meaning ‘mountain brightness’ or ‘shining mountain’.

An eastern Mediterranean native, the plant has a long history of use in medicine and it was used by the ancient Greeks in poultices for sores, aching muscles and rheumatic pains in limb joints. The herb was taken to the New World by the early colonists largely for the same medicinal uses. They also used it, infused, as a tea to treat bronchitis and asthma and its digestive properties were employed in treating gastro-intestinal disorders. The dried herb is very popular in Italian cooking.

What is Dal?

Dal is a preparation of pulses (dried lentils, peas or beans) which have been stripped of their outer hulls and split.

It also refers to the thick stew prepared from these, an important part of Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi cuisine.
It is regularly eaten with rice and vegetables in Southern India, and with both rice and roti (wheat-based flat bread) throughout Northern India & Pakistan.

Dal is a ready source of proteins for a balanced diet containing little or no meat. Sri Lankan cooking of dal resembles that of southern Indian dishes.

Mint Sauce

Mint sauce is a sauce made from finely chopped mint leaves, soaked in vinegar, and a small amount of sugar. Occasionally, the juice from a squeezed lime is added. The sauce should have the consistency of double cream. In UK and Irish cuisine it is traditionally used as a complement to roast lamb (but usually not other roast meats) or, in some areas, mushy peas.

Mint sauce can sometimes be used in recipes in place of fresh mint. Also you could try it on toast or bread. Mint sauce can be added to yoghurt to make a mint raita. "Sweet and sour" sauces such as Mint sauce were common throughout Medieval Europe, (with the use of mint being more common in French and Italian cuisine of the period than that of the English), however they became less common and mostly died out as Europe entered the Modern Era.

BASIL

Basil (ocimum sanctum) is the only member of the mint family which is native to India, where it was called arjaka in the ancient language, Sanskrit. Its Latin botanical names are derived from the Greek okimon, ‘fragrant lipped’ and basilikan, ‘Royal’.

Feelings about Basil have mixed throughout history, the herb having been variously associated with death, religious ritual, medicine, fertility, erotica and even as being responsible for the breeding of scorpions. It is probably for this reason, following a homeopathic logic that it was recommended at one time for the treatment of scorpion stings and snakebites. The ancients, although holding mixed feelings about the herbs, even swore oaths on it in courts of law.

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