underdone

/'ʌndə'dʌn/

Thân thiện

The chef checks the underdone chicken in the oven.

Definition

Adjective 1. Insufficiently cooked: Describes food, especially meat, that has been cooked for less time than is required or desirable, resulting in a state that is not fully cooked through. It often implies the center remains more raw or less cooked than the exterior.

Usage

The adjective "underdone" is used to describe the state of food after cooking. It typically carries a negative connotation, suggesting the food is not ready to eat or does not meet the expected standard of doneness. * It is commonly used with meats (beef, chicken), baked goods (bread, cakes), and other cooked dishes. * It can be used predictively (after a linking verb like be or seem) or attributively (before a noun).

Examples

• Predictive use:
  • This steak is underdone; I asked for medium-well.
  • The chicken was dangerously underdone and had to be returned to the kitchen.
  • The cake in the middle still seems a bit underdone.
• Attributive use:
  • He complained about the underdone potatoes.
  • We were served an underdone roast.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative and Superlative Forms: "underdone" can take the comparative "more underdone" and the superlative "most underdone" when comparing the degree to which different items are insufficiently cooked.
  • Of the two loaves, this one is more underdone.
• As a Resultative Adjective: It can describe the result of an action.
  • I'm afraid I left the fish underdone.

Variants and Related Words

• Underdo (verb): To cook something for an insufficient amount of time. This verb is less common than the adjective.
  • Be careful not to underdo the pasta.
• Undercooked (adjective): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "underdone."
• Rare (adjective): When describing meat, especially beef, "rare" is a specific, often desired level of doneness that involves a cool, red center. "Underdone" is more general and usually implies an error or unwanted state, whereas "rare" is a deliberate culinary term.

Synonyms

• Undercooked: Not cooked enough. (Most direct synonym)
• Raw: Not cooked at all. (Stronger term)
• Rare: (For meat) Cooked very briefly, with a red, cool center. (Can be synonymous or a specific category)
• Unfinished: In the context of cooking, not completed. (More general)

Antonyms

• Overdone: Cooked for too long.
• Well-done: Cooked thoroughly.
• Cooked through: Completely cooked.
• Done: Sufficiently cooked.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. insufficiently cooked

Từ đồng nghĩa

• half-baked