al denteadv.adj.

Brit.

/al ˈdɛnti/,

/al ˈdɛnteɪ/, U.S.

/ˌæl ˈdɛn(t)eɪ/,

/ɑl ˈdɛn(t)eɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian al dente.

Etymology: < Italian al dente, adverb (1935 or earlier: see quot. 1935) < al to the + dente tooth (see dent n.²).

A. adv.

With reference to pasta, vegetables, etc.: (cooked) so as to be tender but still firm when eaten.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adverb] > lightly cooked

al dente1921

1901 Epicure Feb. 85/1 Neapolitans, as a rule, eat it [sc. macaroni] rather hard, what they call al dente.]

1921 Outing Oct. 30/3 All pastes are easily digested if served ‘al dente’ (i. e., ‘to the tooth’), so that they offer a little resistance in chewing.

1935 ‘Countess Morphy’ Recipes All Nations 133 In Italy it [sc. pasta] is cooked ‘al dente’, as they call it—sufficiently firm to be felt ‘under the tooth’.

1958 W. Bickel tr. R. Hering Dict. Classical & Mod. Cookery 600 Macaroni must be cooked in plenty of boiling salt water ‘al dente’, i.e. done but not soft.

1960 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 153/1 Spaghetti cooked al dente.

1992 European Trav. & Life Apr. 96/2 I ended with rice pudding... Cooked al dente, it was spiked with nutmeg.

2009 Honolulu Weekly 11 Feb. 22/4 The wide sashes of pasta danced between firmness and the slightest tenderness, a feat that only the freshest cooked al dente can achieve.

B. adj.

That has been cooked al dente; tender but firm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked > under- or lightly-cooked

rearlOE

rare1655

zamzawed1743

al dente1940

1940 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Sept. 4/3 Whaddya eat? spaghetti (must be al dente) gefuellte fisch tacos..with milk sauerbraten eggs.

1949 D. Ogrizek & J. G. Rufenacht Switzerland 152 Spaghetti is preferred ‘al dente’ (slightly undercooked).

1969 New York 7 Apr. 61/3 Properly al dente spaghetti ($1.90) was heady with an abundance of garlic.

2004 H. Blumenthal Family Food 85 Plunge in the pasta and cook on a gentle boil until al dente.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	al dente
释义	al denteadv.adj. Brit. /al ˈdɛnti/, /al ˈdɛnteɪ/, U.S. /ˌæl ˈdɛn(t)eɪ/, /ɑl ˈdɛn(t)eɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian al dente. Etymology: < Italian al dente, adverb (1935 or earlier: see quot. 1935) < al to the + dente tooth (see dent n.²). A. adv. With reference to pasta, vegetables, etc.: (cooked) so as to be tender but still firm when eaten. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adverb] > lightly cooked al dente1921 1901 Epicure Feb. 85/1 Neapolitans, as a rule, eat it [sc. macaroni] rather hard, what they call al dente.] 1921 Outing Oct. 30/3 All pastes are easily digested if served ‘al dente’ (i. e., ‘to the tooth’), so that they offer a little resistance in chewing. 1935 ‘Countess Morphy’ Recipes All Nations 133 In Italy it [sc. pasta] is cooked ‘al dente’, as they call it—sufficiently firm to be felt ‘under the tooth’. 1958 W. Bickel tr. R. Hering Dict. Classical & Mod. Cookery 600 Macaroni must be cooked in plenty of boiling salt water ‘al dente’, i.e. done but not soft. 1960 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 153/1 Spaghetti cooked al dente. 1992 European Trav. & Life Apr. 96/2 I ended with rice pudding... Cooked al dente, it was spiked with nutmeg. 2009 Honolulu Weekly 11 Feb. 22/4 The wide sashes of pasta danced between firmness and the slightest tenderness, a feat that only the freshest cooked al dente can achieve. B. adj. That has been cooked al dente; tender but firm. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked > under- or lightly-cooked rearlOE rare1655 zamzawed1743 al dente1940 1940 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Sept. 4/3 Whaddya eat? spaghetti (must be al dente) gefuellte fisch tacos..with milk sauerbraten eggs. 1949 D. Ogrizek & J. G. Rufenacht Switzerland 152 Spaghetti is preferred ‘al dente’ (slightly undercooked). 1969 New York 7 Apr. 61/3 Properly al dente spaghetti ($1.90) was heady with an abundance of garlic. 2004 H. Blumenthal Family Food 85 Plunge in the pasta and cook on a gentle boil until al dente. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1921
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