Crossword clues for al dente
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1935, Italian, literally "to the tooth," from Latin dent (see tooth).
Wiktionary
a. (context of pasta English) firm to the bite (used of pasta which is cooked just right)
WordNet
adj. of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
Wikipedia
In cooking, al dente describes pasta and vegetables, rice, or beans that are cooked to be firm to the bite. The etymology is Italian "to the tooth".
In contemporary Italian cooking, the term identifies the ideal consistency for pasta and involves a brief cooking time. Molto al dente is the culinary term for slightly undercooked pasta. Undercooking pasta is used in the first round of cooking when a pasta dish is going to be cooked twice. The culinary term " al forno" is used for pasta dishes that are cooked twice.
Pasta that is cooked al dente has a lower glycemic index than pasta that is cooked soft. When cooking commercial pasta, the al dente phase occurs right after the white of the pasta center disappears.
Al Dente is a 1998 short film created by Aardman Animations.
Usage examples of "al dente".
He turned back to the stove, picking up the pot and dumping the al dente pasta into the colander.
But his feet had headaches and the blood was coagulating in them and swelling them and turning the veins to al dente spaghetti.
Hot Italian sausage with spaghetti al dente was a similar precaution.
Spicy, al dente oil-grilled vegetables, coconut milk-sweetened breads, papaya crΦ.
The hood hadfolded, the right front tire had exploded, the grille had disintegrated, theradiator had burst, and the frame had bent like al dente spaghetti.