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“Opa!” (discuss.tchncs.de)
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First time making saganaki. Halloumi cheese pan-fried in ghee, finished with a squeeze of lemon while in the pan.

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[–] tipech@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, that's exactly my point, not a thing in Greece 😄

In North American Greek restaurants they have this little show/ceremony thing where during serving a plate of saghanaki they light it on fire (flambé-style) and shout "Opa!". It's meant to look like a traditional Greek thing (no doubt influenced by movies like Zorba the Greek, that movie is responsible for so many cultural inaccuracies).