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rijsttafel|ˈraɪstɑːfəl|
Also reistafel, rijstafel.
[Du., f. rijst rice2 + tafel table n.]
A South-East Asian rice dish (see quots.).
1889S. J. Hickson Naturalist in N. Celebes ix. 224 As an article of food these small prawns are much prized by the natives, and the Dutchman is very glad to add the kleine garnalen to his list of comestibles at the rijsttafel. 1932W. S. Maugham Narrow Corner xvi. 124 Reistafel was served. They piled their plates with rice and curry, fried eggs, bananas and a dozen strange concoctions. 1933L. Deeley Internat. Cookery 12 Travellers to the Far East all know the famous Rijstafel, to be met on board and ashore, from Ceylon to Shanghai. To describe every dish served is almost impossible. It includes curried fish, rabbit, chicken, served with rice and the famous Kroepoek Oedang which is a special kind of dried shrimp. 1937C. Connolly in L. Russell Press Gang! 89 Some stewards from the P. & O. worked away at the punkahs, or at distributing reistafel and planters' punch. 1962P. Helm Death has Thousand Entrances iv. 86 The meal, an Indonesian rijsttafel, was over. 1965B. Sweet-Escott Baker St. Irregular viii. 243 The problem was discussed by us with the Dutch over many a reistafel in Colombo. 1969Daily Tel. 14 Jan. 15/7 The rijsttafel, served in a multitude of dishes, is delicious—with rare strange spices, sometimes hot, but always delicate and more subtle than much Chinese food. 1977J. Didion Bk. Common Prayer ii. ii. 65 She knew the Indonesian couple who did the rijsttafel. |