Not sure if al dente or undercooked
>>22078038Is the aim to cook it al dente or to make it taste good?
>>22078038al dente IS undercooked
Al dente means, "to the tooth." There's your tell. Glad I could help.
Italians can't cook pasta fr fr
>>22078038Al dente is firm but not crunchy. If you bite down and it feels like there's a core of raw pasta, you need to leave it in for a bit longer. Try some definitely undercooked and still-crunchy pasta to learn the difference.
>>22078124cooklet detected. a favorite in my house is my lasaga sandwiches. you boil the pasta sheets for 30 seconds, remove. you spread some bolognese, then ricotta cheese, and on goes the top noodle. still crunchy, like toast, but just enough moisture to not be unpleasant
>>22078111That comma doesn't belong there. Idiot
Al dente IS undercooked. You're meant to finish cooking it in the sauce.
>>22078134retard
>>22078134>cooklet detected>I like to make "lasagna sandwiches", where I deliberately undercook my pastafucking retard
>>22078139yeah I’m sure your family appreciates the pasta you make that just disintegrates in your mouth. I’m sure they don’t resent you for never making lasagna sandwiches.
>>22078164Post your best lasagna sandwich recipe, retard-kun.
I hade a dream I was making pasta salad. It was most definitely undercooked.
>>22078135>nitpicking someone's punctuation when he can't even get his own rightUtter foolishness.
>>22078038are these noodles cooked properly?
>>22078204Someone is punctuation?
>>22078139>>22078198You really got that mad he called you a cooklet after you sincerely answered an incredibly obvious question.
>>22078206What are you waiting for? Bite into one and tell us.
>>22078209Yes, obviously.
>>22078111>to the toothThis has always sounded retarded. It doesn't mean anything.
>>22078210he must wait for anonymous to tell him it’s cooked right. if someone says no he will have to throw it away and try again.
>>22078038it's really easy, just throw the pasto on the wall if it sticks it's al dante (meaning hard as a tooth) if it falls back down like a soft shlong it means it's overcooked. simple as.
>>22078213>colloquial phrase sounds retarded when directly translated to a different languageYeah no shit man, welcome to the world of language. I'm sure there are plenty of languages where the 1:1 translation of toothsome sounds like the dumbest thing in the world.
>>22078213>>22078224The comma's not helping.
>>22078224yeah nah. 'al dente' literally means all teeth, referencing a time when pasta was made from the teeth of the swine which lived near rome. That pasta of course had to be cooked longer than modern flour-based pasta. Many italians still prefer the tougher texture of yore.
>>22078231based knower
>>22078231
>>22078038assuming it's not overcooked, it's undercooked if and only if it's repulsive
>>22078228The comma better conveys how I want the sentence to be read conversationally. In that respect it is helping anyone that's not an autist who can't parse that this is an online conversation and not an english textbook. I'm glad your beginner English lessons are going well but when you reach fluency you'll realize that this is how people natively have conversations in this language.
Pasta, like rice or bread is poison.
>>22078244I like eating carbohydrates and getting fat.
>>22078244what a cutie
>>22078254Not as cute as Liru though.
>>22078244can I eat beans and potatoes
>>22078259correctin japan, vampire tits suck on you
>>22078239>YOUR beginner english lessons
>>22078244>>22078259I want to submit to regular blood tithes for PachiraAnd cuddling
>>22078273
>>22078224>welcome to the world of languageDoesn't mean it's not retarded
>>22078274Yeah I wouldn't mind if you spilled 9 or so pints of your own blood in one go.
>>22078273yes your meaning belonging to you not "you are". dummy.
>>22078335Nobody asked
>>22078337Nobody asked
>>22078213i will slam my closed fist into all your house's lightbulbs and smash them
>>22078337you got what was coming to you anon. that’s karma for ya, you don’t have to “ask” for it
>>22078376But nobody asked
>>22078379I didn’t ask for my grandpa to french kiss me, alas that is how the events transpired
>>22078391You didn't ask for me to start stroking but I am
>>22078038that's anime nigger.
>>22078038Cute Milly anon!
>>22078038>trigunit's overcookedgod i hate that show
>>22078038Throw it against the wall. If it sticks it's al dente
>>22078038You just have to keep practicing. Don't like to people who say to throw the spaghetti against the wall, they are insufferable faggots. Just follow the box directions and a minute before its done, take a noodle out, blow on it, and bite it. If it isn't ready you'll know.Pro tip. Once you get a feel for this, take the pasta out 30 seconds before it's done and the steam will continue to cook as you strain it for a PERFECTO AL DENTE.
