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kaiseki, n.
Brit. |kʌɪˈsɛki|, |ˈkʌɪsɛki|, U.S. |kaɪˈsɛki|, |ˈkaɪˌsɛki|
Plural -s, unchanged
Forms: 19– kaiseki, 19– kaseki
[‹ Japanese kaiseki, earlier kwaiseki, shortened ‹ kwaiseki-reuri (now kaiseki-ryōri) delicacies served at a banquet (mid 19th cent.), meal served before tea (mid 16th cent.) ‹ kwaiseki (place with) seating for social gathering, especially tea or poetry party (late 14th cent.; 1603 (as Quaixeqi) in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam; ‹ kwai- meeting + seki seat) + reuri cuisine (both ‹ Middle Chinese).
In Japan the word is used of two different things, an (informal) elaborate meal to accompany the drinking of alcohol, and a (much more formal and restrained) light meal to accompany the tea ceremony. In the latter use, the Japanese word has been written (since mid-17th cent. or earlier) as if ‹ kwai-, kai- bosom, kimono pocket + -seki stone (both ‹ Middle Chinese), based on the Zen custom of placing a heated stone next to the stomach to allay hunger, referring figuratively to a frugal meal; this probably shows an alteration of the older kwaiseki above.]
A style of Japanese cuisine in which a series of very small, intricate dishes are prepared with seasonal ingredients; a meal served in this style in a restaurant or (occas.) as part of a tea ceremony. Freq. attrib.
1920Japan Advertiser 22 Aug. 5 A typical Japanese restaurant where a table d'hote dinner is served is known as a kaiseki restaurant. 1959Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 11 Dec. c9/2 And how long has it been since you had a kaiseki dinner? Ages, I'll bet... The kaiseki consists of numerous native Japanese dishes served in an authentic ‘ozen’ setting. 1969H. Munsterberg Ceramic Art of Japan vi. 103 There are the trays, cake dishes, and covered bowls for the light meal or kaiseki served before the tea. 1985Man 20 290 Kaiseki should be fresh, natural, and appropriate to the season, and portions should be small. 2005Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 Aug. 6 A {pstlg}240 per head kaiseki menu with most of the food served in little gilded cages, leaving customers unsure whether to eat it. |