You’ve probably been boiling pasta the same way for years: water, salt, noodles, done. But professional chefs — and even scientists — say there’s a world of untapped flavor and texture hiding in that ...

No matter what kind of pasta dish you’re making, from pasta salad to a classic spaghetti carbonara, overcooking your pasta is the easiest way to ruin your meal. You may have heard of the term “al ...

If it's not tough and chewy, it's reduced to an unpalatable mush—there's certainly a fine art in cooking pasta perfectly al dente. And thanks to scientists and a surprising use of a particle ...

Andrea Scotti receives funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and the Swedish Research Council. Whether you prefer your spaghetti al dente or soothingly soft, it can be difficult to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chef Ming Tsai at a red carpet event - Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images The inherent simplicity of boiling noodles is deceptive, to say ...