生なま茹ゆで

noun

half-boiled; underdone

Describes food that has been boiled but is still partially raw or insufficiently cooked. Used in cooking contexts.

• この卵たまごは生なま茹ゆでで、黄き身みがまだとろとろだ。

  This egg is half-boiled; the yolk is still runny.

• 生なま茹ゆでのパスタは芯しんが残のこっていて美味おいしくない。

  Half-boiled pasta is not tasty because the core remains hard.