Cooking your past to al dente is from an Italian phrase meaning “to the tooth”, meaning it is cooked only until it offers a slight resistance when bitten into, but which is not soft or overdone.
Source: Food Lover’s Companion (Herbst and Herbst)
Al Dente
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