mise en place

/mizɑ̃ˈplas/

noun

A form of preparation that involves having ingredients and equipment ready in advance, so that only cooking is required.

OriginFrench mise en place →
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Meanings

nounmise en place (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA form of preparation that involves having ingredients and equipment ready in advance, so that only cooking is required.

    Mise en place: Literally “put in place,” mise en place is the kitchen term for your setup, the gathering and preparation of all the tools and food you need to complete the task at hand. Mise en place can refer to a cook's organization on the line[…]

    2007, Michael Ruhlman, Anthony Bourdain, The Elements of Cooking, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 168
  2. uncountablecookingThe preparation and layouts that are set up and used by line cooks at their stations in a commercial or restaurant kitchen.

Origin

  1. Frenchmise en place
  2. Englishmise en place

Borrowed from French mise en place (literally “setting into place”).

More words from French

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Translations

Finnish misaus
  • misauscooking: preparation
Hebrew מיז אן פלאס
  • מיז אן פלאסcooking: preparation
Russian всё по свои́м места́м, всё на свои́х места́х
  • всё по свои́м места́м (vsjo po svoím mestám)cooking: preparation
  • всё на свои́х места́х (vsjo na svoíx mestáx)cooking: preparation
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Chicago

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