Indonesian rice table
The Indonesian rice table is derived from the Dutch word Rijsttafel (in German about rice table ) and is a banquet of Indonesian cuisine .
history
This type of feast, originally unknown in Indonesia, was introduced by the Dutch during their colonial rule in the country to bring together various dishes, especially Javanese cuisine, in the form of a buffet on a long table. The "invention" of the banquet can be traced back to the time after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Due to the significantly reduced travel time on the Netherlands-Indonesia passage, men who, for example, traveled to the colony as colonial officials for longer periods of time, brought their families with them in significant numbers, and Dutch women brought Dutch cooking, eating and serving habits to Indonesia, what about the development of the Rijstafel feastled. With the opening of the Suez Canal, the tourist development of Indonesia was gradually introduced by the colonial rulers who introduced the banquet into Dutch cuisine . The Rijsttafel developed into a popular holiday custom among colonial society; In the leading hotels in Batavia and Bandung , up to 60 different dishes were served at rice table banquets at the beginning of the 20th century. To this day it is considered the “crown jewel” of Indonesian cuisine.
procedure
You sit in good company at long tables with bowls of rice on them. In addition, up to 40 different dishes are served, mostly varied with meat , fish , vegetables and salads . The Indian influence of the spice islands is reflected in the dishes, which are often refined with curry . Everyone at the table helps themselves with rice and costs a little of all the dishes. This feast is traditionally eaten with the fingers.
Web links
- Indonesian rice table tradition in the register of the intangible cultural heritage of the Netherlands (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kompasiana.com: Rijsttafel: The History of Indonesian Foodways ( Memento from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Rijsttafel - The Crown Jewel Of The Indonesian Cuisine. Things Asian