BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Al dente is Italian for “to the tooth” and, in our humble opinion, is the only way to cook your pasta. “To the tooth” means there should be a slight bite to your noodle. The pasta shouldn’t be hard, but have a tiny amount of resistance when you bite into it.

Detailed explanation-2: -What’s the meaning of al dente? Literally translated as ‘to the tooth’, al dente is an Italian term used to describe the ideal consistency of pasta (and rice) when cooked. Al dente pasta is firm when bitten without being hard or chalky. Italians call pasta that has been cooked until soft ‘stracotto’ (overcooked).

Detailed explanation-3: -Translated from Italian, al dente means “to the tooth”. It is used to refer to pasta cooked so it is still “firm to bite” but not soft. Pasta cooked al dente, have a slightly resistant bite, as compared to overcooked pasta which has no resistance at all.

Detailed explanation-4: -The trick is to test it and stop cooking when it’s perfectly ‘al dente’ – which translates from Italian as ‘to the tooth’ but simply means you should need to use your teeth to chew it.

Detailed explanation-5: -AL DENTE. How to get thereYou want your pasta to have a good mouth-feel to it, a ton of texture-however, it should definitely NOT be sticking to your teeth as you chew; undercooked noodles are even worse than overcooked ones!