mise en place

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mizɑ̃ˈplas/

Noun

mise en place (uncountable)

1. development
2. (cooking) The preparations to cook, having the ingredients ready, such as cuts of meat, relishes, sauces, par-cooked items, spices, freshly chopped vegetables, and other components that are required for the menu and recipes ingredients measured out, washed, chopped and placed in individual bowls; and equipment such as spatulas and blenders prepared, and oven preheated.
   • 2007, Michael Ruhlman; Anthony Bourdain, The Elements of Cooking, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 168:

     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 […]

3. (cooking) The preparation and layouts that are set up and used by line cooks at their stations in a commercial or restaurant kitchen.

Translations

cooking

• Finnish: misaus

See also

• mise en scène
• service à la russe

Further reading

• mise en place on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• À la carte webpage discussing mise en place
• Larousse Gastronomique, ed. by J.H. Lang Crown Publishers, New York, 1988.

French

mise en place

Etymology

From mettre en place (“to put in place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miz ɑ̃ plas/

Noun

mise en place f (plural mises en place)

1. installation
2. (cooking) mise en place (preparations done before cooking)

Descendants

• → Finnish: misata, misaus

Further reading

• mise en place on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mise en place.

Noun

mise en place c

1. (cooking) mise en place

   Glöm ej mise en place.

   Do not forget mise en place.

See also

• var sak på sin plats