Vocabulary
die
Mise en Place
/ˌmiːz ɑ̃ ˈplas/· noun· Pl. —
mise en place, the prep (everything prepared before service)
Die Mise en Place (French, 'everything in its place') is the kitchen's word for the preparation before service: vegetables washed and cut, sauces made, boxes labelled, the station ready. The prep list on the wall is often called die Mise-en-Place-Liste.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Mise en Place
- Plural
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- der Mise en Place
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Mise en Place
kitchen prep before service
Bis drei Uhr muss die Mise en Place fertig sein.
The prep has to be finished by three o'clock.
Word family
Mise en Placedie Mise-en-Place-Listeprep listdie Mise-en-Place-Arbeiten (Pl.)prep work
Common combinations
- die Mise en Place machento do the prep
- Die Mise en Place ist fertig.The prep is done.
- auf der Mise-en-Place-Liste stehento be on the prep list
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Vorbereitung
Common learner mistakes
- das Mise en Placedie Mise en PlaceIn German it is feminine, like the French word: die Mise en Place.
Real examples
- Für die Hochzeit machen wir die Mise en Place schon am Vormittag.For the wedding we're doing the prep in the morning already.
- Schau auf die Mise-en-Place-Liste, da steht alles, was fertig sein muss.Look at the prep list, it says everything that has to be ready.
- Ohne gute Mise en Place wird der Service am Abend stressig.Without good prep, the evening service gets stressful.
