uncooked
Still needs cooking
Uncooked means not cooked—raw or in its natural state before heat is applied: uncooked rice, uncooked meat.
The word emphasizes that something typically cooked has not yet undergone that process, distinguishing it from foods meant to be eaten raw.
food
In original state
- freshNewly made, not stale
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- naturalNot artificially produced
sashimi · tartare · ceviche · carpaccio · salad · crudités · sushi · steak tartare
raw
In original state
- freshNewly made, not stale
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
- unprocessedNot yet treated
natural · sashimi · tartare · ceviche · carpaccio · salad · crudités · sushi · steak tartare · cold
firm
Solid or resolute
dense · stiff · tough · chewy · grainy · starchy · opaque · translucent · dry · brittle
underdone
Insufficiently heated through
gummy · unsafe · bacteria · salmonella · foodborne · inedible · al dente · blanched · parboiled · preparation
- natural/raw thingswilderness, raw materials, wild animals, untouched land, virgin forest
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- Undercookedraw, rare, underdone, underbaked, raw meat