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- n. 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.
- n. The preparation and layouts that are set up and used by line cooks at their stations in a commercial or restaurant kitchen.
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Food words
molecular gastronomy, gastronomic, chef, sous-chef, pastry, patisserie, bakery, mandoline, champagne flute, chinois, dough, knead and 15 more...
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Tricky Words from French
Loanwords from French -- both established and wet behind the ears -- that are tricky to spell or pronounce properly.
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seabeast_ahab Mise en place, everything in place, a term used in professional kitchens to describe the, prepared ingredients necessary to execute, the menu items.
" You better have your mise en place ready, dude, we are gonna get slammed in about ten minutes, and if you end up weeded, I'm not going to be able to bail you out, pinche tortuga!" Sep 20, 2009
chained_bear Ha! Yes! "Don't mess with my mise." Sep 5, 2008
sebeq The religion of Anthony Bourdain. Sep 5, 2008