The invention relates to a system for handling culinary preparations, which includes: a mounting (1) including an upper surface (2) arranged to receive a culinary preparation (43), and a plurality of feedthroughs (3) extending between the upper surface and a lower surface (4); a transfer device (5) including a plurality of projecting portions (6); a relative movement system (7, 8, 9, 29, 35, 36, 48, 93) being arranged to position the system in a low position (11), in which no projecting portion projects relative to the upper surface of the mounting, and a high position (12), in which one end (13) of at least one projecting portion is made to project through the feedthroughs, relative to the upper surface of the mounting; and a handling tool (37) including oblong elements (16) arranged to be inserted between projecting portions.
