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rijstafel

rijstafel

9.9
A meal from Indonesia with many small dishes served with rice
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪsˌtɑːfəl/
: rijstafel
  • We enjoyed a delicious rijstafel during our trip to Amsterdam.

Examples

  • The restaurant offers an authentic rijstafel with over a dozen traditional Indonesian dishes.

  • He prepared a homemade rijstafel for his dinner party guests.

  • We enjoyed a delicious rijstafel at the new Indonesian restaurant.

  • Have you ever tried a rijstafel before?

  • We enjoyed a delicious rijstafel that featured various Indonesian dishes served alongside fragrant rice.

  • At the restaurant, the rijstafel included spicy sambals and a variety of meats and vegetables.

  • For our special dinner, we ordered a traditional rijstafel with an array of unique flavors and textures.

Synonyms

rijstaffel
vsrijstafel
1 9.9

A meal of rice with many small dishes like curries and sauces

is the same meaning but uses an alternative spelling
rijsttaffel
vsrijstafel
9.9

An Indonesian meal with many small dishes that people share and eat with rice

is the general rice meal without necessarily being a feast

How Varied

banquet
  • Formal
100 3.9
rijstafel
9.9
meal
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

rijstafel singular
rijstafels plural
rijstaffels plural
rijsttaffels plural
rijstaffel singular
rijsttaffel singular

Etymology

The word rijstafel comes from the Dutch words rijst ('rice') and tafel ('table'). It began when the Dutch in Indonesia served many small dishes together around rice, so today a rijstafel means a meal of many Indonesian dishes and sauces served with rice.