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#1 06-Sep-2012, 11:50al dente
What foods could I have al dente apart from pasta?
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#2 06-Sep-2012, 12:14Re: al dente
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#3 06-Sep-2012, 12:17Re: al dente
I don't think 'al dente' collocates happily with any foodstuff other than pasta. Possibly an Italian recipe for cooking vegetables for a very short time might use the expression, or people might use it knowing that people will understand it in the pasta context; for example, I might say 'I like my Brussels sprouts al dente'.
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PS Rover's got a shorter answer, which is probably right.
Last edited by BobK; 06-Sep-2012 at 12:19. Reason: Added PS
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#4 06-Sep-2012, 13:08Re: al dente
Risotto
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#5 06-Sep-2012, 14:19Re: al dente
I would only use it with pasta. Then again, I don't eat vegetables.
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#7 06-Sep-2012, 15:12Re: al dente
Al dente - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Originally Posted by ostap77
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#8 06-Sep-2012, 15:13Re: al dente
rice
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#9 06-Sep-2012, 16:42Re: al dente
I would use it with pasta and rice generally. I would describe vegetables as "still slightly crunchy" or something similar. There is nothing worse than soft/overcooked Brussels sprouts!
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#10 06-Sep-2012, 19:35Re: al dente
I didn't know there was anything worse than Brussel sprouts, period.
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