Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A traditional Indonesian meal in which a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice.
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- noun A large meal originating in Colonial
Indonesia composed of many differentdishes withrice as the main ingredient; several side-dishes such as krupuk, acar and serundeng are served to make it a "rijsttafel".
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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DH and I shared a Vegetarian Rice Table, or rijsttafel often misspelled rijstaffel, a Dutch word that literally translates to "rice table", and is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch from the Indonesian feast called nasi padang:
Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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DH and I shared a Vegetarian Rice Table, or rijsttafel often misspelled rijstaffel, a Dutch word that literally translates to "rice table", and is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch from the Indonesian feast called nasi padang:
VANCOUVER WEEKEND: GRANVILLE ISLAND, EXOTIC VEG EATING Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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But for a meal you simply cannot get in New York at least at this level of quality, the rijsttafel at Tempo Doeloe is the thing.
Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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From left: The restaurant Tempo Doeloe — “the old days” — in Amsterdam, and rijsttafel, small dishes that are served alongside rice, pickled vegetables and beer.
Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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From left: The restaurant Tempo Doeloe — “the old days” — in Amsterdam, and rijsttafel, small dishes that are served alongside rice, pickled vegetables and beer.
Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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But for a meal you simply cannot get in New York at least at this level of quality, the rijsttafel at Tempo Doeloe is the thing.
Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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As a long time resident of Jakarta, I can vouch for the fact that “rijsttafel” is an unknown term in Indonesia cusine with the exception of high-end, tourist-oriented restaurants.
Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The cafes, the beers, the museums and, yes, the rijsttafel we had at a second-floor restaurant blew us away.
Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Dame Beatrice finished the last morsels of a delicious rijsttafel.
Death of a Delft Blue Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1964
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It really is almost worth flying to Amsterdam for rijsttafel.
Forbes.com: News Forbes 2011
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