In more casual settings there is no serving spoon, and each person uses their own spoon to move food from the main dish to their personal plate or bowl.

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The cooling medley of Greek yogurt, lime juice and crushed coriander, which takes less than a minute to assemble, lightens the dish and brings extra acidity to the plate.

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It's on our plate and 20 minutes later it's gone and we have an empty dish.

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The legendary meatballs, the size of oranges but lighter than air, are served the same way, a plate of two covered in tomato sauce, and are a must have side dish or appetizer.

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