1.
to dish up; to plate food; to arrange food on a dish
To arrange and present food attractively on a plate or dish. Emphasizes both the act of serving and the aesthetic presentation.
サラダを皿に盛り付ける。
To plate the salad on a dish.
料理をきれいに盛り付けるのは大切だ。
It's important to plate food beautifully.
シェフは一つひとつの料理を丁寧に盛り付けて、彩りにも気を配っていた。
The chef carefully plated each dish, paying attention to the color arrangement as well.
盛り付ける is a transitive ichidan verb. The noun form is 盛り付け (plating, presentation).
ASPECT (ている):
盛り付けている indicates the action is in progress.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- AをBに盛り付ける (to plate A on B)
- 料理を盛り付ける (to plate food)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- きれいに盛り付ける (to plate beautifully)
- 丁寧に盛り付ける (to plate carefully)
- 大皿に盛り付ける (to plate on a large dish)
- 盛り付けの仕方 (way of plating)
In Japanese cuisine, presentation is highly valued. The related noun 盛り付け is used broadly for the art of food presentation.