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Where does “al dente” come from?

al dente (English) comes from Italian al dente — al dente.

al dente (English): firm to the bite, cooked just right

Definitions

  1. firm to the bite, cooked just right

Ancestry of “al dente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianal denteal dente
Every word from Italian al dente →