How do you use the word al dente in a sentence?

al dente translates to "too the tooth." This, in relation to pasta and rice, means they should be cooked soo that they still have texture, are not gloop. a good way to test is by biting either a grain of rice or some pasta in half and looking in the middle. there should be a little white spot in the middle of the product. this means it's al dente