MoiraB (asker) Jun 30, 2022:

Explanation from client "Mise en place : il s’agit des différentes préparations de nourritures qui entrent dans une même recette de plat préparé, ex. : Salade pesto comprenant 1 mix de pâtes, 1 poulet épicé, 1 brunoise de légumes,…)"

Stephanie Benoist Jun 30, 2022:

I see it could possibly be: the "magasiniers" (employees) are to "put everything back as it was" after said equipment has been disinfected.

MoiraB (asker) Jun 30, 2022:

@ Wolf Sorry, there really is no further context, as the other rules mentioned here are about not leaving any boxes lying around the production area, disinfecting the production area, following safety instructions and avoiding cross-contamination. The only other mention of magasiniers is in the next "rule": - Ne pas circuler dans les frigos et stocks, s’adresser aux magasiniers (so they're not external). There's one more example of "mises en place", though it's just as mysterious. Under the heading "Règles élémentaires en matière de risques allergènes : éviter les contaminations croisées", the first one is: "- absence d'emballage, d'étiquettes et de matières premières / mises en place des productions précédentes".

Tony M Jun 29, 2022:

@ Asker I'm pretty sure that here it is referring globally to "everything that has been got out ready to prepare the dish" — so both ingredients and utensils, etc.
'Mise en place' is generally 'prep', but clearly here it is being used as a concrete noun.

Wolf Draeger Jun 29, 2022:

More context? Online searches in French for mise en place indicate the term refers to the entire setup to get ready to cook and serve. So, preparing all the food, setting up all the equipment, laying the tables if applicable, the whole shebang.

It's not clear from the excerpt if we're talking about some of that prep or all of it. Also, what are magasiniers here? Surely not storekeepers. Firms that rent out equipment or tables/chairs or cutlery/crockery?

Emmanuella Jun 29, 2022:

Reprise des mises en place après utilisation = remise en place, IMO

Barbara Cochran, MFA Jun 29, 2022:

Mises En Place I think that the phrase, in this case, might actually refer back to the section heading, "Règles élémentaires en production". If so, the term to be translated would mean, more specifically, that certain established protocols and rules that have been "mises en place", must be followed/adhered to, in relation to certain unused foodstuffs and products. So I think the phrase refers more to the rules that have to be followed, each and every time, than to the foodstuffs and food products themselves.

philgoddard Jun 29, 2022:

I think I do :-)

Andrew Bramhall Jun 29, 2022:

Yes, on board with Phil Goddard! but hard to be specific about the precise meaning here; perhaps Phil himself or someone like Tony Marsden will have a better idea.

philgoddard Jun 29, 2022:

The first Google hit gives you the answer (at least it does here in the States).
You could leave it in French if this were a posh restaurant, but it's not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_place