There are many different types of pasta and they all bring different things to your dish, but it seems that no matter which type you are using, there's a clever way to tell if you've cooked it 'right'.
Pasta expert, Roberta d'Elia, who is originally from Puglia in southern Italy, has been sharing her top tips for cooking the perfect pasta with The Mirror, recently explaining what to do if you've added too much salt to your water and mistakes to avoid with carbonara.
And now she's back with another top tip which is all about ensuring your pasta is nice and al dente every single time you make it, which means that it will still be a little firm when you bite into it.
