Dame Beatrice finished the last morsels of a delicious rijsttafel. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Delft Blue]
The cafes, the beers, the museums and, yes, the rijsttafel we had at a second-floor restaurant blew us away. From Wordnik.com. [Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
From left: The restaurant Tempo Doeloe — “the old days” — in Amsterdam, and rijsttafel, small dishes that are served alongside rice, pickled vegetables and beer. From Wordnik.com. [Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [VANCOUVER WEEKEND: GRANVILLE ISLAND, EXOTIC VEG EATING] Reference
However, in Asia, everything is shared, and the dishes are consequently much larger than the delicate little samples making up rijsttafel!. From Wordnik.com. [Fusion View] Reference
Invite them to join you for, say, a rijsttafel dinner in the Netherlands, a smorgasbord in Scandinavia, a paella feast in Spain, or a spaghetti feed in an Italian trattoria. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
Try an Indonesian rijsttafel rice table in Amsterdam, souvlaki in Greece, a smorgasbord in Sweden, goulash in Hungary, fish 'n' chips in Britain, brats in Bavaria, and mussels in Brussels. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
I am always keen to have at least one Indonesian meal, while in the Netherlands - I have always liked is rijsttafel, a meal for one that which comes with an array of different Asian specialties served in a delicate little bowls around a plate of rice. From Wordnik.com. [Fusion View] Reference
‘We will Venice in Amsterdam, even if we also rijsttafel at the Bali restaurant there. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Delft Blue]
It’s amazing how this article manages to call its topic “rijsttafel”, “rijstaffel”, and “risttafel” in the span of a few sentences. From Wordnik.com. [Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
"I'll tell ye, laddies, I've had some meals in my tune, from roast beef at Simpson's in Piccadilly to rijsttafel in the Hotel des Indes in Java, and nothing, no one meal, has ever approached this. From Wordnik.com. [King Rat]
Also, what’s up with those words? there was even a dutch word in there: “rijsttafel” rice table or is that some kind of international dutch like apartheid?. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - How fast can you type?] Reference
I would welcome readers 'suggestions for improving any of the above items, especially the following -- J: I would prefer a more familiar entry than rijsttafel (rīstäfel), an Indonesian rice dish; Q: the name of British author and explorer Archibald Colquhoun (kōhōōn) is listed in the back of Webster's Third, but I would like to avoid heavy reliance on a proper name; in racquet I am forced to argue that either the qu or the c is silent; V; for this, the most elusive. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 1] Reference
They tend to be absolutely huge, so it’s a good idea to visit these places when you are hungry or if you have the munchies for some reason. http://www.amsterdamlogue.com/rijsttafel-aka-rice-table-amsterdam’s-only-must-try-dish.html. From Wordnik.com. [Amsterdam, Part One: I’ll Have These 25 Dishes, Thanks - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
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