There are basically two kinds of traditional Japanese meal styles called kaiseki or kaiseki-ryōri. The first, where kaiseki is written as 会席 and kaiseki-ryōri as 会席料理, refers to a set menu of select food served on an individual tray (to each member of a gathering). The second, written as 懐石 and as 懐石料理, refers to the simp...
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a light meal
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a light meal served prior to the cups of tea in a chaji
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A tea ceremony meal. Kaiseki meals are prepared for guests who are invited to a Chaji tea ceremony. Much care and consideration for season and type of meeting is taken when choosing ingredients for dishes. The teishu (host) might take several days (sometimes with the help of a hantou) to prepare a kaiseki meal
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