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rijsttaffel

rijsttaffel

9.9
An Indonesian meal with many small dishes that people share and eat with rice
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪstˌtɑfəl/
: rijsttafel
  • The restaurant specializes in rijsttaffel, offering a variety of Indonesian curries and side dishes.

Examples

  • For her birthday, she invited all her friends to share a traditional rijsttaffel with dozens of flavorful dishes.

  • We enjoyed a delicious rijsttaffel last night.

  • Our experience with rijsttaffel introduced us to new spices and textures we had never tasted before.

  • Have you ever tried rijsttafels from Indonesia?

  • For her birthday, she invited all her friends to share a traditional rijsttaffel with dozens of flavorful dishes.

  • The restaurant specializes in rijsttaffel, offering a variety of Indonesian curries and side dishes.

  • Our experience with rijsttaffel introduced us to new spices and textures we had never tasted before.

Synonyms

rijstaffel
vsrijsttaffel
1 9.9

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

is a full feast made of many different dishes served with rice
rijstafel
vsrijsttaffel
9.9

A meal from Indonesia with many small dishes served with rice

is mainly for festive occasions rather than ordinary meals

How Varied

banquet
  • Formal
100 3.9
rijsttaffel
9.9
meal
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Rijsttaffel comes from the Dutch words rijst ('rice') and tafel ('table'). It was used in Indonesia to describe a table covered with many small dishes around rice, so today a rijsttaffel means a big meal or feast of many different dishes served with rice.