Definition of "opah" [o•pah]

• A large, oval-shaped, vividly colored marine fish (Lampris regius) that has edible red flesh. Also called moonfish. (noun)

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• "The next night we made fish tacos with the leftovers and today I am eating the remaining opah for lunch....which reminds me, it's time to eat!"
• "The fish only took about 6 minutes to grill and we had a lovely dinner of opah, corn succotash and a fresh green salad."
• "I tossed together a simple marinade of soy sauce, ginger, garlic, green onions, sesame oil, sake, mirin and sugar and let the opah soak up those flavors for an hour."