Resteessen

leftovers meal

noun REST-uh-es-en Rare

Usage Note

Resteessen is a meal made from leftover food from previous meals. The concept is valued in German household culture as waste-reducing; there are dedicated Reste-Rezepte for using up vegetables, meat, or bread.

Examples

"Freitagabend gibt es bei uns meistens Resteessen aus der ganzen Woche."

Natural Translation

On Friday evenings we usually have a leftovers meal from the whole week.

Literal Translation

Friday-evening there-is with us mostly leftovers-meal from the whole week.

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