And the colonists brought back “rijstaffel” (rice table) - the multi course (albeit almost single bite) meal of Indonesian dishes. We ate one at Tempo Doeloe a few years back - an outstandingly fun experience - and actually the main point of our trip to Amsterdam. Can’t recall just how many different dishes there were - certainly more than 20. Helpfully, the restaurant had organised them in a recommended order of eating from mild to ferociously hot. As far as I know, the rijstaffel hasnt caught on in Dutch speaking Belgium.
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