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Seafood Pasta

I’ve heard people at restaurants request their pasta cooked ‘al dente.’  What does that mean? 

--Joy H.

“Al dente" is an Italian expression referring to the doneness of cooked noodles.  “Al dente” is the opposite of limp or over-cooked noodles.  "Al dente" noodles are ever so slightly chewy.  Be aware there’s a fine line between "al dente" and not quite cooked.

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