懐かい石せき料りょう理り

noun

kaiseki cuisine; traditional Japanese multi-course meal

Refers to the refined multi-course meal served at high-end Japanese restaurants, often as part of a formal dinner. Not to be confused with 会席料理 (also read かいせきりょうり), which is a more casual banquet-style course meal.

See also: 会席料理

• 京きょう都とで本ほん格かく的てきな懐かい石せき料りょう理りをいただいた。

  I had authentic kaiseki cuisine in Kyoto.

noun

tea-ceremony dishes; light meal served before tea

Specifically the simple, rustic meal served during a Japanese tea ceremony to prepare the stomach for the thick tea. This is the original meaning from which the restaurant-style kaiseki evolved.

• 茶ちゃ事じでは、濃こい茶ちゃの前まえに懐かい石せき料りょう理りが出だされる。

  At a tea gathering, a light meal is served before the thick tea.