mise en place


mise en place

M5362775 (mēz äN pläs′) n. pl. mises en place (mēz äN pläs′) The arrangement and preparation of the ingredients and tools that a chef needs before starting to cook: "Small bowls appeared, the mise en place for the salad: chicken stripped from the carcass, minced celery, a bit of minced onion, mayonnaise, salt and pepper" (Jessica B. Harris).
[French, putting in place : mise, putting; see mise en scène + en, in + place, place (from Old French; see place).]

mise en place

(miz ɑ̃ plas) n (Cookery) (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins