Al dente: Italian phrase (literally "to the tooth") designating the right degree of cooking of pasta. These should be removed from the heat and drained while still firm to the bite.
This expression is also used for certain vegetables (green beans; snow peas) served crunchy. This stage of cooking is recommended for legumes and cereals in order to prevent the starch they contain from being transformed into quickly assimilated sugar; the...
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