Learn · Sentences Complaining About Food

The pasta is undercooked, it’s almost inedible.

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Sentence

Narrator

The pasta is undercooked, it’s almost inedible.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

The pasta is undercooked; you should cook it longer.

Describing Habits

I often undercook pasta, resulting in a less-than-ideal meal.

Asking About Others

Is the pasta cooked properly, or is it undercooked?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the pasta were cooked properly, it would be delicious.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The pasta is insufficiently cooked and therefore nearly inedible.

Casual

This pasta is way undercooked; it's practically impossible to eat.

Simpler English

The pasta isn't cooked enough; it's hard to eat.

Phrases to learn

undercooked

Not cooked for a sufficient length of time.

inedible

Not fit to be eaten.