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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture | | Italian term or phrase: tengono bene la cottura | I fagioli XXX, dal colore bianco e involucro sottile, sono semi grandi o molto grandi, con lunghezza non inferiore a 18 mm e larghezza non inferiore a 10 mm. Il loro odore è naturale e caratteristico, non sono farinosi e *tengono bene la cottura*.
Grazie a chi mi può aiutare! |
| | | never get overcooked | Explanation:
Forse così?
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Note added at 1 giorno5 ore (2010-09-10 12:46:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Marina, ti ringrazio. Sei molto gentile. Sono sempre contento di poter aiutare, perchè so molto bene quanto spesso ne ho bisogno... io, di aiuto! Buon lavoro! :)) |
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 Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 02:35
| Grading comment grazie, solerte e bravo, come sempre!
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17 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 don't fall apart/form pulp when cooked
Explanation:
even when overcooked... which doesn't mean they never get overcooked: everything gets overcooked... when it's overcooked; but some things desintegrate, while others still keep their shapes.
| Michael Korovkin
Local time: 02:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English, Russian
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 remain whole/do not disintegrate in cooking
Explanation:
sometimes you want beans to disintegrate when cooked, other times you want them to remain whole, e.g. for salads and so on
The Good Housekeeping Cookbook - Google Books Result
Susan Westmoreland, From the Editors of Good Housekeeping - 2004 - Cooking - 832 pages
But if you want the beans to remain whole, for a bean salad, for example, ... beans, are cream colored and have red streaks that disappear during cooking. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1588163989...
Soup Recipes and Freezing Information
8 Feb 2009 ... Learned first hand with some bean soup I made.As for freezing in jars be .... They disintegrate in cooking leaving a lovely thick soup. ...
www.thriftyfun.com › ... › Cooking From Scratch
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-09-09 07:52:31 GMT)
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I'd say "whole" here rather than "intact", but you get the picture:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/beans.asp
|  Rachel Fell
Local time: 01:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 104
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52 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 retain shape when cooked
Explanation:
another option, as in the following variations (with "retain shape" being the key word pair):
"The dried seeds do not retain shape when cooked."
"Dark red kidney beans retain their shape better while cooking"
"That's why Boston baked beans can be cooked for hours and still retain their shape."
"Simmer gently rather than boil the beans to help them retain their shape"
"Though the thicker skins of Kidneys may require increased cooking time, they retain a wonderful shape"
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