Al dente

Ah, clever little addition there.

Uh, now, um, you hear quite often, Chef Andrew, that, you know, you should cook your pasta al dente.

[laughs] W- what is al dente, and, and how do you know when your pasta is al dente?

Well, al dente basically just means to the tooth, which is the literal translation.

Now, why...

Well, you know, uh, that's obviously a bit of a euphemism, but it means it's got firmness to it.

And the best way to test this, you can't use time, you can't use temperature.

You've gotta pull a noodle, run it under water, and taste it yourself.

Timing essential.

Professional chef are carefully for every batch, which is called al dente.

Yes.

[laughs] Al dente.

The best way of do it, the best way of do it the pasta, al dente.

Yes.

Firm to the bite.

People, in English, al dente.