What is this 作りたて


The following is an excerpt from a dialogue between me and my language
partner. We were talking about food which is prepared in front of the eyes of
a customer in the restaurant/hotel. In the following section, I stumbled
across the word/form 作りたて and I don't know what this たて is supposed to mean:

日本の場合では、その場で寿司を握ってくれたり、天ぷらを揚げてくれたりします。お客さんは作っている様子を見ることができ、作りたてを食べることができます。

My attempt at translation: "In case of japan, at this spot, they make sushi
and fry tenpura. The customer can see the status of making and can eat...."

As I said I don't know how to translate this 作りたて so I left it out, although I
guess it means something along the lines of "product"?

