配膳

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 配膳 is read はいぜん and means setting out or distributing food for a meal.
• Basic usage: It describes serving in a cafeteria or setting out food before guests arrive.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Cooking and serving
  • 調理 is preparing and cooking food; 配膳 is bringing prepared food to where it will be eaten.