Definition of al dente in English:

al dente

adverb & adjective al ˈdɛnteɪ-ti

(of food, typically pasta) cooked so as to be still firm when bitten.
（食物，尤指意大利面煮得）有嚼劲的（地）
Example sentencesExamples
- Al dente is a fancy term for pasta that's fully cooked, but not overly soft.
- In cooking, the adjective al dente describes pasta and (less commonly) rice that has been cooked so as to be firm but not hard.
- When it is ready - taste it to see if it is "al dente" - that is, firm but not hard, chewy but not mushy - strain it into a colander taking care not to burn yourself.
- Al dente: The only way to serve pasta! This is an Italian phrase meaning 'to the tooth'.
- The key to perfect pasta is cooking it al dente or 'to the tooth': not mushy, not crunchy, but deliciously chewy.

Origin

Italian, literally 'to the tooth'.

Rhymes

aplenty, cognoscenti, divertimenti, lisente, plenty, portamenti, sente, twenty, twenty-twenty, venti

Definition of al dente in US English:

al dente

adjective & adverbäl ˈdentā

(of food, typically pasta) cooked so as to be still firm when bitten.
（食物，尤指意大利面煮得）有嚼劲的（地）
Example sentencesExamples
- When it is ready - taste it to see if it is "al dente" - that is, firm but not hard, chewy but not mushy - strain it into a colander taking care not to burn yourself.
- In cooking, the adjective al dente describes pasta and (less commonly) rice that has been cooked so as to be firm but not hard.
- Al dente: The only way to serve pasta! This is an Italian phrase meaning 'to the tooth'.
- Al dente is a fancy term for pasta that's fully cooked, but not overly soft.
- The key to perfect pasta is cooking it al dente or 'to the tooth': not mushy, not crunchy, but deliciously chewy.

Origin

Italian, literally ‘to the tooth’.

词汇	al dente
释义	Definition of al dente in English: al dente adverb & adjective al ˈdɛnteɪ-ti (of food, typically pasta) cooked so as to be still firm when bitten. （食物，尤指意大利面煮得）有嚼劲的（地） Example sentencesExamples Al dente is a fancy term for pasta that's fully cooked, but not overly soft. In cooking, the adjective al dente describes pasta and (less commonly) rice that has been cooked so as to be firm but not hard. When it is ready - taste it to see if it is "al dente" - that is, firm but not hard, chewy but not mushy - strain it into a colander taking care not to burn yourself. Al dente: The only way to serve pasta! This is an Italian phrase meaning 'to the tooth'. The key to perfect pasta is cooking it al dente or 'to the tooth': not mushy, not crunchy, but deliciously chewy. Origin Italian, literally 'to the tooth'. Rhymes aplenty, cognoscenti, divertimenti, lisente, plenty, portamenti, sente, twenty, twenty-twenty, venti Definition of al dente in US English: al dente adjective & adverbäl ˈdentā (of food, typically pasta) cooked so as to be still firm when bitten. （食物，尤指意大利面煮得）有嚼劲的（地） Example sentencesExamples When it is ready - taste it to see if it is "al dente" - that is, firm but not hard, chewy but not mushy - strain it into a colander taking care not to burn yourself. In cooking, the adjective al dente describes pasta and (less commonly) rice that has been cooked so as to be firm but not hard. Al dente: The only way to serve pasta! This is an Italian phrase meaning 'to the tooth'. Al dente is a fancy term for pasta that's fully cooked, but not overly soft. The key to perfect pasta is cooking it al dente or 'to the tooth': not mushy, not crunchy, but deliciously chewy. Origin Italian, literally ‘to the tooth’.
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