Batley, cafes

CAFES IN BATLEY

	Auctions Cafe Bar, 01924 424150, 10 Station Rd, Batley WF175SU
	Christine's Cards & Coffee Lounge, 01924 423304, 59 Low La, Birstall, Batley WF179EY
	Corner Cafe, 01924 444798, 1-5 Branch Rd, Batley WF175RY
	Grange Cafe & Sandwich Bar, 01924 471174, Grange Rd Indust Est, Batley WF176LH
	Ings Mill Cafe, 01924 477420, New Ing Mills/Field La, Batley WF175AE
	Jail House Rock, 01924 443455, 71 Commercial St, Batley WF175EF
	Jordanelle, 01924 476476, 19 Hick La, Batley WF175TD
	Linkman Cafe, 01924 475040, Nab La, Birstall, Batley WF179NG
	Marcey's Cafe, 01924 445122, 10 Market Pl, Birstall, Batley WF179EL
	Oak Tree Cafe, 01924 479044, Oakwell Hall/Nutter La, Birstall, Batley WF179LF
	Poppys, 01924 442657, 16 Alfreds Way, Batley WF175DR
	Pop-In Snacks, 01924 420269, 35a Huddersfield Rd, Birstall, Batley WF179EG
	Truck Stop, 01924 476406, Hilltop Garage/Gelderd Rd, Birstall, Batley WF179LX
	Upper Crust, 01924 423023, Batley Bus Station/St. James St, Batley WF175SA
	Victoria Cafe, 01924 459836, 218 Bradford Rd, Batley WF176JE

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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