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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
al dente
Do you use "al dente"? Or do you just say it (slightly) chewy?
1. Ramen noodles are al dente.
2. This spaghetti is al dente/ slightly chewy.
1. Ramen noodles are al dente.
2. This spaghetti is al dente/ slightly chewy.
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With respect to noodles or spaghetti, "al dente" means done just right, that is, soft yet with some "chew" to it. ", this correct but it sounds pretentious. " The term "al dente" is more of a formal cooking term.
- With respect to noodles or spaghetti, "al dente" means done just right, that is, soft yet with some "chew" to it.
- ", this correct but it sounds pretentious.
- " The term "al dente" is more of a formal cooking term.
- "
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With respect to noodles or spaghetti, "al dente" means done just right, that is, soft yet with some "chew" to it.
If a person is cooking dinner and he says something like, "The noodles/spaghetti are/is al dente.", this correct but it sounds pretentious. You'd more likely hear, "The noodles/spaghetti are/is ready (or done)."
The term "al dente" is more of a formal cooking ter
If a person is cooking dinner and he says something like, "The noodles/spaghetti are/is al dente.", this correct but it sounds pretentious. You'd more likely hear, "The noodles/spaghetti are/is ready (or done)."
The term "al dente" is more of a formal cooking ter
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For me, "chewy" has slightly different, usually less pleasant, connotations. Perhaps "firm" would be a better word. In England (where I live), I think that "al dente" would traditionally have been viewed as an exotic culinary term and may not have been very widely understood. Nowadays many more people would be familiar with it. It still might get blank looks from some quarters.
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