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kaiseki; multi-course meal of the tea ceremony
A light meal of small, seasonal dishes served before tea at a formal tea gathering; by extension, a refined multi-course Japanese meal.
Often shortened to 懐石. The name comes from the warm stone (石) Zen monks are said to have held to their chest (懐) to ease hunger, hence a light meal.
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会席料理 has the same reading but means a banquet course meal served with sake at inns and restaurants. Menus often mix the two, but strictly 懐石 comes before tea and 会席 accompanies drinking.