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Why do people like Al Dente?

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borborygmus

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Tranquil said:
Can you describe al dente from your own experience?
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To me it means "not mushy." I consider ramen to be mushy (which is fine, it's supposed to be). Al dente pasta should be fully cooked through but should still have just a little bit of bite to it. It should not be so undercooked as to adhere to your teeth. I'd describe it as: as soft as possible while still requiring the use of your teeth.
 
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Tranquil

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smorgasbird said:
To me it means "not mushy." I consider ramen to be mushy (which is fine, it's supposed to be). Al dente pasta should be fully cooked through but should still have just a little bit of bite to it. It should not be so undercooked as to adhere to your teeth. I'd describe it as: as soft as possible while still requiring the use of your teeth.
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Maybe I'm confusing Al Dente with under cooked.

I just follow what's on the directions and it always turns out chewy. So I typically cook my pasta for an additional 3-4 minutes. I like my pasta to have the consistency of what you get at the olive garden. They have some of the best fettuccine Alfredo.
 
Boss Mog

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I used to eat my pasta really soft but after reading it was a lot healthier to eat it al dente I made the switch, it definitely requires some getting used to, but now that's how I prefer it.
 
lachesis

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Well, sometimes when I want something really comforting - I overcook the pasta.
Really depending on the mood... and genre.
 
borborygmus

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Boss Mog said:
I used to eat my pasta really soft but after reading it was a lot healthier to eat it al dente I made the switch, it definitely requires some getting used to, but now that's how I prefer it.
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It's also much healthier and imho tastier to ditch white flour completely and go with whole wheat.
 
Boss Mog

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smorgasbird said:
It's also much healthier and imho tastier to ditch white flour completely and go with whole wheat.
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I can't agree there, 100% whole grain pasta is disgusting to me. I can get by eating a lower percentage blend though. Still, much like my Italian ancestors, I prefer white pasta.
 
borborygmus

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Boss Mog said:
I can't agree there, 100% whole grain pasta is disgusting to me. I can get by eating a lower percentage blend though. Still, much like my Italian ancestors, I prefer white pasta.
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In my mind I associate white flour with sweet things, so I don't want my bread and pasta to taste that way. I'm aware I'm probably in the minority on this.
 
Yoboman

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Throw the whole pot of pasta at the wall

If some of it sticks, you can scoop it off the ground and eat it
 
HoodWinked

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Whole wheat pasta is not a good trade unless it's organic you're ingesting more glysophates. And tastes significantly worse.

Better off getting regular pasta with the rough texture on the outside. These hold sauce and release starch to thicken the sauce.
 
borborygmus

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HoodWinked said:
Whole wheat pasta is not a good trade unless it's organic you're ingesting more glysophates. And tastes significantly worse.

Better off getting regular pasta with the rough texture on the outside. These hold sauce and release starch to thicken the sauce.
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Glyphosate contamination is indeed a theoretical problem, but I find outcome studies more important, and most of them find an association (yes, I know, not necessarily a causative link) between whole wheat and whole grain consumption and various desirable health parameters.
 
Peggies

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I love my pasta al dente. Nothing worse than mushy pasta. Well, maybe mushy pasta cooked with not enough salt. The water has to be as salty as the sea.
 
NeoIkaruGAF

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Who’s this Al Dente guy?.

I don’t enjoy it much either. But that’s because usually “I made them al dente” just means they actually undercooked the pasta and pretend it was intentional. True al dente requires perfect timing.
 
Kev Kev

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Never understood people even preferring pasta one way or the other

it’s usually covered in some sauce and a bunch of other ingredients, and as soon as you chew it up it’s mush. Just boil some fucking noodles for for ~8 minutes and your done 😂

You boujie mfers with your al dante and your god damn music...
 
CrankyJay™

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Why do I like al dente? Let me explain: Have you ever gone to a wedding or other event where there's a buffet and there's giant tray of rigatoni that's been way overcooked and drowning in sauce? That's why...
 
Tranquil

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CrankyJay™ said:
Why do I like al dente? Let me explain: Have you ever gone to a wedding or other event where there's a buffet and there's giant tray of rigatoni that's been way overcooked and drowning in sauce? That's why...
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The only time I've thought to myself "this pasta is overcooked and mushy" is when eating canned pasta like spaghettio's.
 
CrankyJay™

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Tranquil said:
The only time I've thought to myself "this pasta is overcooked and mushy" is when eating canned pasta like spaghettio's.
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People should pull their pasta from boiling water a minute or two before they think they should, especially if you plan on sauteeing in a pan afterwards with sauce, since it will soften up a bit more. I take mine just far enough to get rid of that "raw" feeling, but doughy enough that not all of the starch has been released. The result is much better mouth feel.
 
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Only foreign knockoff pasta tends to be too soft when overcooked, now most of the italian pasta remains al dente even when you cook it a little too much. Of course, even the best italian pasta will taste shit if you cook it 30 minutes instead of 5/10.
 
Goro Majima

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HoodWinked said:
Whole wheat pasta is not a good trade unless it's organic you're ingesting more glysophates. And tastes significantly worse.

Better off getting regular pasta with the rough texture on the outside. These hold sauce and release starch to thicken the sauce.
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This whole hullabaloo about glyphosate feels like the new aspartame nonsense.

Round Up has been on the market since 1974 and suddenly the WHO has a problem with it? Yeah I don't know about that one.
 
Tranquil

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UnNamed said:
Only foreign knockoff pasta tends to be too soft when overcooked, now most of the italian pasta remains al dente even when you cook it a little too much. Of course, even the best italian pasta will taste shit if you cook it 30 minutes instead of 5/10.
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I find fettucine noods take way longer to boil than any other type of pasta. Package says to boil for 12-14 minutes but it's pretty gross and chewy that way, so I do it for 24 minutes; they turn out perfect like what you get at olive garden.
 
notseqi

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BlackOlivesMatter said:
You ain't Italian obviously
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The guy on reddit airing his grievance about Italy not qualifying for the Cup came to mind.

Porco Dio pedofilo cagato dalla madonna deflorata con un trapano da tutti gli angeli in colonna (Porco Dio porca Madonna), che la sbattono contro la croce dov'è inchiodato il porco di cristo dio cacca che sputa teste di bambinello mentre dio girarrosto e stuprapolli azzanna il culo di Gesù polpo infiocinato all'intestino da Padre Pio che annega nella diarrea sanguinolenta di San Giuseppe ricchione mentre Madre Teresa si scopa nel culo venti mazzi di cazzi di lebbrosi e si beve la sborra e condita coi succhi anali di Padre Pio vomitandola addosso a Don Matteo, che è solito infilzare San Sebastiano con la forcella della bici sodomizzandolo coi sandali di Cristo appena estratti dalla fica della Maddalena che spruzza il suo mestruo sui fedeli che, inneggiando bestemmie contro gli apostoli che si masturbano di fronte alla foto di San Crispino e, solfeggiando rutti, ficcano dita in culo a San Pietro per farlo eiaculare tramite stimolazione interna della prostata mostrandogli allo stesso tempo la fica slabbrata della troia di Santa Rita stuprata da quel coglione del papa che intanto inneggia a dio impestato fruttolo rancido defecando cotolette di maiale mangiate il venerdì santo insieme a San Pietro che incide a Mosè un pentacolo sulla cappella mentre Ratzinger si spalma su un palo col Ciao Piaggio perché lo Spirito Santo gli infila la lingua in culo fino al pancreas perché giocando a playstation ha bestemmiato troppo poco la madonna cui la passera puzza di broccolo bollito e che guarda su YouTube i filmati di San Tommaso che si brucia i peli pubici e infila lo scroto in una friggitrice accesa da San Benedetto da Norcia che balla la lap dance con un salame infilato su per il culo
 
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BlackOlivesMatter

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notseqi said:
Porco Dio pedofilo cagato dalla madonna deflorata con un trapano da tutti gli angeli in colonna (Porco Dio porca Madonna), che la sbattono contro la croce dov'è inchiodato il porco di cristo dio cacca che sputa teste di bambinello mentre dio girarrosto e stuprapolli azzanna il culo di Gesù polpo infiocinato all'intestino da Padre Pio che annega nella diarrea sanguinolenta di San Giuseppe ricchione mentre Madre Teresa si scopa nel culo venti mazzi di cazzi di lebbrosi e si beve la sborra e condita coi succhi anali di Padre Pio vomitandola addosso a Don Matteo, che è solito infilzare San Sebastiano con la forcella della bici sodomizzandolo coi sandali di Cristo appena estratti dalla fica della Maddalena che spruzza il suo mestruo sui fedeli che, inneggiando bestemmie contro gli apostoli che si masturbano di fronte alla foto di San Crispino e, solfeggiando rutti, ficcano dita in culo a San Pietro per farlo eiaculare tramite stimolazione interna della prostata mostrandogli allo stesso tempo la fica slabbrata della troia di Santa Rita stuprata da quel coglione del papa che intanto inneggia a dio impestato fruttolo rancido defecando cotolette di maiale mangiate il venerdì santo insieme a San Pietro che incide a Mosè un pentacolo sulla cappella mentre Ratzinger si spalma su un palo col Ciao Piaggio perché lo Spirito Santo gli infila la lingua in culo fino al pancreas perché giocando a playstation ha bestemmiato troppo poco la madonna cui la passera puzza di broccolo bollito e che guarda su YouTube i filmati di San Tommaso che si brucia i peli pubici e infila lo scroto in una friggitrice accesa da San Benedetto da Norcia che balla la lap dance con un salame infilato su per il culo
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pussy smells of boiled broccoli
 
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