It's tempting to turn a piece like this into an evocative soup, but isn't it more interesting to keep the various ingredients al dente?
Pasta that is cooked al dente has a lower glycemic index than pasta that is cooked soft.
The cook then reduces this mixture by simmering and pours it over spaghetti cooked al dente.
Properly cooked risotto is rich and creamy but still with some resistance or bite: al dente, and with separate grains.
The meal was spaghetti "aglio e olio, al dente" with a sprinkle of black pepper.
Different hawkers prepare and cook their noodles differently, but the desired outcome is the same: springy al dente noodles.
Rice should be parboiled till "al dente".
In order to ensure that the noodles are perfectly al dente and free from noodley taste, the cooking process and sequence must be meticulously adhered to.
