Al dente spaghetti

[vraiblonde]

Bleah. I don't like crunchy spaghetti, I like it soft. I want it to twirl around my fork with no complications.

That is all.

 

[Bird Dog]

Al dente is firm, not crunchy and not mushy…..just sayin’

 

[my-thyme]

Al dente is firm, not crunchy and not mushy…..just sayin’

Just how I like it.

Damn, now I've got to fix s'ghetti for dinner.

 

[PJay]

Al dente is firm, not crunchy and not mushy…..just sayin’

How I like.

 

[PJay]

How I like. Just right.. like baby bear would say.

 

[my-thyme]

And the grands like it with butterfly noodles (farfelle) and still call it s'ggetti.

I need to have a chat with those boys.

 

[my-thyme]

Linguine, al dente, with butter, steamed broccoli, crumbled crisp bacon, and fresh shredded parm.

 

[vraiblonde]

Al dente is firm, not crunchy and not mushy…..just sayin’

Bleah. Don't like it.

 

[vraiblonde]

Linguine, al dente, with butter, steamed broccoli, crumbled crisp bacon, and fresh shredded parm.

If I wasn't full that would sound really good

 

[UglyBear]

I’m solidly in Camp @vraiblonde ! Eating pasta should not make my jaw tired.

As I have heard, the term “al dente “, Italian “to the tooth”, originally meant “cooked to your preference” — so for Vrai and me, it would mean soft, for others it means firmer, etc.
With time, and adopted to contemporary American cuisine, the term started to mean only firm consistency, and now even migrated back to Italy.

I like the original meaning — we are all freakin’ adults here, and should be able to eat food the way we like it, not having to suffer somebody’s definition of “proper consistency “.

 

[PJay]

I’m solidly in Camp @vraiblonde ! Eating pasta should not make my jaw tired.

As I have heard, the term “al dente “, Italian “to the tooth”, originally meant “cooked to your preference” — so for Vrai and me, it would mean soft, for others it means firmer, etc.
With time, and adopted to contemporary American cuisine, the term started to mean only firm consistency, and now even migrated back to Italy.

I like the original meaning — we are all freakin’ adults here, and should be able to eat food the way we like it, not having to suffer somebody’s definition of “proper consistency “.

You must have no teef.

 

[UglyBear]

You must have no teef.

And you are wrong!
All four of them are strong and sharp! I just used the bottom front one to pop open a beer bottle. Cheers!

 

[PJay]

And you are wrong!
All four of them are strong and sharp! I just used the bottom front one to pop open a beer bottle. Cheers!

Not going to be there long

 

[Sneakers]

You're supposed to cook it?

 

[PJay]

 

[Kyle]

Bleah. I don't like crunchy spaghetti, I like it soft. I want it to twirl around my fork with no complications.

That is all.

Isn't al dente italian for underdone?