undercooked
Not done yet
Undercooked describes food that hasn't been cooked long enough—still raw or unsafe to eat in the middle: The chicken was dangerously undercooked.
Figuratively, something undercooked is underdeveloped or insufficiently prepared: The proposal felt undercooked, like they'd rushed it to meet the deadline.
Foodborne bacterial illness
- foodborneSpread via consumed items
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- listeriaFoodborne bacterial infection
pathogens · illness · infection · poisoning · gastroenteritis · cross-contamination · hygiene · sanitation
Unfit for consumption
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
repulsive · nauseating · queasy · unsavory · unpleasant · gross · revolting · stomach-turning
Insufficiently planned or considered
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
immature · rudimentary · premature · unprepared · unready · nascent · embryonic · sketchy
doughy
Soft like raw bread
soft · chewy · rubbery · gelatinous · slimy · translucent · pink · red · bloody · jiggly
salmonella
Foodborne bacterial illness
- foodborneSpread via consumed items
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
listeria · pathogens · illness · infection · poisoning · gastroenteritis · cross-contamination · hygiene · sanitation · parasites
inedible
Unfit for consumption
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- unappealingNot pleasing or desirable
disgusting · repulsive · nauseating · queasy · unsavory · unpleasant · gross · revolting · stomach-turning · unfinished
half-baked
Insufficiently planned or considered
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
unrefined · immature · rudimentary · premature · unprepared · unready · nascent · embryonic · sketchy · hasty
chicken
Domestic fowl for eating
meat · fish · eggs · sausage · burger · steak · bacon · rice · beans · potatoes
- cooking flawsburned, scorched, raw, bland, soggy
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, burnt popcorn, burnt cookies, burnt garlic
- Common Mistakesprocrastination, forgetting, oversight, miscalculation, rushing
- Steak Donenessrare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well done
- bread qualitiesfresh, stale, soft, crusty, crispy
- food adjectivesdelicious, tasty, yummy, scrumptious, savory
- undercooked meatInsufficiently heated protein
- undercooked foodInsufficiently heated fare