noun
tray of traditional Japanese food
Refers to a set meal or tray arranged with multiple small dishes in the Japanese culinary style, often served at restaurants or ryokan.
旅館で朝に和食膳をいただいた。
I had a tray of traditional Japanese food for breakfast at the inn.
この店の和食膳は、焼き魚と煮物がついている。
The Japanese set meal at this restaurant comes with grilled fish and simmered vegetables.
膳 is a tray or small table for serving food; 和食膳 combines this with the Japanese-style food concept.
Compound of 和食 (washoku, 'Japanese food') and 膳 (zen, 'tray' or 'small dining table'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes a tray of Japanese-style dishes.