In this episode we talk about the rijsttafel, a culinary tradition. Everything you always wanted to know or think you know about THE RIJSTTAFEL but were afraid to ask. Myths, half truth’s, facts and any missing piece of the rijsttafel puzzle…., everything, will be on the the table – THE RICE TABLE to be exact.
Special guest: Fadly Rahman, a lecturer in the history and philology department at Indonesia’s Padjadjaran University, is an expert on the history of rijsttafel. He will share his Indonesian perspective on this elaborate meal and shared culinary heritage.
Check out the other articles on Rijsttafel:
Private Cooking Instruction & Rijsttafel • In • A • Box
New in the Dutch press - November 2022
Rijsttafel and Indo Dutch cooking in the spotlight again; new press in the Netherlands in November 2022.
In the newspaper Algemeen Dagblad November 15th, 2022:
Indische rijsttafel hoort bij Nederlands erfgoed: ‘Belangrijk voor de Indische gemeenschap’
Indische rijsttafel is part of Dutch heritage: ‘Important for the Indo Dutch community’
The adjective ‘Indische,’ in English ‘Indies’, comes from East India, also formerly known as the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia in colonial times). Indische gemeenschap; people who belonged to the Indies community, worked and lived there; foreign born migrants (named Totoks: European, Arab, Chinese, etc.), and people who have roots in the former Dutch East Indies (Indo-Europeans of mixed race etc.).
This article is in Dutch. Use google translation for English. Click here.
NU.nl online magazine – 27 November 2022
Lang niet iedereen is blij met Indische rijsttafel als cultureel erfgoed
Not everyone is happy with Indische rijsttafel as cultural heritage
This article is in Dutch. Use google translation for English. Click here.
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