Al dente pasta

“Al dente” is an internationally used Italian cooking term that may refer to cooked pasta or rice, or less commonly beans and even vegetables. It is used when the food is still hard but not firm, so that one can bite on the pasta or rice. “Al dente” literally means “to the tooth” or “to the bite”, meaning that the pasta needs to be chewed because of its firmness. But how to cook pasta al dente?

In this comprehensive guide I wil break down what al dente means, exactly how to cook your pasta al dente, things you need to consider and how to test for it. You will never make a bad plate of pasta again after reading this!

No need to throw pasta at a wall. You can save yourself some time and at least a few bites into undercooked food if you know what to look for in al dente pasta.

Pasta is one of the most representative food of Italy abroad. If you show a plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce to any person on the planet, he/she will for sure say or think of Italy. But then, when you try to explain the concept of pasta al dente, a chasm opens up. After all, even if no Italian would ever admit it, making pasta perfectly al dente is not at all easy.

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Italians long ago learned of the health benefits of what we Americans might call, "slightly undercooked" pasta. In Italy it's called "pasta al dente" and it's the way it should be.

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