Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Tiny pieces of pasta, often cooked in soups or used as baby food.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Acini di pepe, also called pastina, is Italian for peppercorns, and they look like tiny beads.
Freep.com - RSS 2010
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It will not work with conventional couscous, but pearl barley or pastina can be substituted and cooked according to the instructions on their packages.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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Far superior to orza or rice or even pastina which should only be eaten when you are sick and mom keeps you home from school.
TV alert. UPDATE: Cancelled. Ann Althouse 2008
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For this week's Presto Pasta Night, generously hosted each week by Ruth from Once Upon a Feast, I'll be using pastina
Presto Pasta Night #33 Haalo 2007
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For this week's Presto Pasta Night, generously hosted each week by Ruth from Once Upon a Feast, I'll be using pastina
Archive 2007-10-01 Haalo 2007
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My nonna's chicken broth with pastina - that's my desert island dish.
The Cook Next Door: a meme Niki 2005
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My nonna's chicken broth with pastina - that's my desert island dish.
Archive 2005-07-01 Niki 2005
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So I've devised what you might call a mock risotto, in which acini di pepe (a pastina, or little pasta, named for its peppercorn shape) is cooked directly in the soup, absorbing all of its sweet, oniony flavor.
Serious Eats 2009
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It wouldn't be French onion soup without the cheese, so I stir some grated Parmesan into the finished pastina and top it with a Parmesan crisp.
Serious Eats 2009
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My grandmother always made “pastina soup” with it and because I can’t find Israeli couscous, I just use this instead.
pearl couscous with olives and roasted tomatoes | smitten kitchen 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pastina
I can't seem to find this anymore. Do they still make it? The little star-shaped things? This was a coming-home-from-kindergarten lunch that Mom used to make.
March 23, 2010
bilby commented on the word pastina
Pastine is a generic term for tiny pasta shapes. Well, here (in Italy) it is. The shapes themselves have specific names like stelline (star-shaped), tempestine (globs, IMHO), etc. They're certainly still available here :-)
March 23, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word pastina
Yes, I know that small pasta shapes are available, but I'm talking about the actual box that says "pastina" on it and contains small star-shaped pasta. You know, the kind I had as a child.
Guess I'll look for a box next time I'm in the old stomping grounds.
March 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pastina
Maybe your local stores don't carry it, but we still have it around here. Yum. :-)
March 24, 2010