Pasta box specification (2,5)

I believe the answer is:

al dente

(Other definitions for al dente that I've seen before include "How to cook pasta" , "(Of pasta) still firm when bitten" , "(Of cooked vegetables) still firm when bitten" , "Tel Edna (anag.); firm to bite" , "Not overcooked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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