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In cooking, what does "al dente" literally translate to?.

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Answer:

to the tooth

Step-by-step explanation:

Its also a way to cook your pasta because you cook it just long enough so that it is neither hard nor soft but is firm and slightly chewy.

But if we're talking a literal translation than it would be to the tooth.

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