an Indonesian food consisting of a selection of rice dishes to which are added small pieces of a variety of other foods, such as meat, fish, fruit, pickles, and curry
Word origin
from Dutch rijst rice + tafel table
rijsttafel in American English
(ˈraɪsˌtɑfəl) or ˈrijsˌtafel (ˈraɪsˌtɑfəl)
noun
an Indonesian meal in which rice is served with a wide variety of foods and sauces in side dishes