0 Pasta or other food that is al dente has been cooked so that it is still firm when bitten. -- （蔬菜或面食）烹调得不太软的，耐嚼的
Jake served calamari and fettucine, and the judges found the calamari underwhelming, and the pasta correctly cooked al dente, but clumpy.
Properly cooked risotto is rich and creamy but still with some resistance or bite: al dente, and with separate grains.
Pasta that is cooked al dente has a lower glycemic index than pasta that is cooked soft.
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.
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?
Rice should be parboiled till "al dente".
Different hawkers prepare and cook their noodles differently, but the desired outcome is the same: springy al dente noodles.
The meal was spaghetti "aglio e olio, al dente" with a sprinkle of black pepper.
