class AppComponent {

dish = {};

loadDishWindow(){
    console.log(this.dish);
    //->Object {}

    this.dish = {
        attributes : [],
        id : null ,
        name : "",
        type : null,
        type_id: null,
        unit: null,
        unit_id: null
    };

    console.log(this.dish);
    //->Object {attributes: Array[0], id: null, name: "", type: null, type_id: null…}

}

error TS2339: Property 'name' does not exist on type '{}'.