mise en place

or mise-en-place

[ mee zahn-plos ]

/ mi zɑ̃ ˈplɒs /

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noun French.

the gathering and preliminary preparation of the ingredients and equipment to be used in cooking or serving food: The chef started the mise en place for the curry: chopping tomatoes, cutting onions, and measuring spices.

the ingredients and equipment gathered and prepared before cooking: The dish is the perfect size for minced herbs and other mise-en-place you need within easy reach of the stove.

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Origin of mise en place

First recorded in 1860–65; French: literally, “a putting in place”

Words nearby mise en place

misdo, misdoubt, mise, misease, miseducate, mise en place, mise en scène, misemploy, mis en bouteilles, Miseno, Misenus

How to use mise en place in a sentence

These glasses will hold your wine, yes, but they are also an interior designer’s dream, applying themselves readily to creatively vivid table settings and dining room mise en place.
The 5 Fanciest Wine Glasses You Haven’t Heard Of|Jordan Michelman|September 24, 2021|Eater
Well, since you asked, they are offered in an array of sizes that are great for holding your mise en place or tossing a large salad for your next dinner party.
Why restaurant supply stores are the best places to buy kitchen tools|Aaron Hutcherson|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
The industry notion of mise en place — everything in its place, ready to go — makes for less labor come mealtime.
The food critic gets critiqued: What Tom Sietsema learned in a year of pandemic home cooking|Tom Sietsema|July 14, 2021|Washington Post
Professional chefs refer to the technique of getting everything kitchen-ready as mise en place, or “everything in its place.”
How to Make the Most of Your Van’s Kitchen|Hannah Selinger|May 14, 2021|Outside Online

The world that Black Dynamite lives in is not the most PC place to be in.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“This is the only place in the souk you can buy safety pins,” he said.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He hasn't bothered to visit Iguala, the place where the students were abducted and killed.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A place that has multiplied success for generation after generation of its children.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
He looked strangely out of place in the dusty combat uniform.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
The associations of place recall her strange interview with Mr. Longcluse but a few months before.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mise en place

mise en place

/ French (miz ɑ̃ plas) /

noun

(in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins

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