Pastina

Italian small pasta type for soup

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Pastina (lit. 'little pasta') is a variety of pasta consisting of tiny pieces, typically of a round (irregular) shape with a diameter of about 1.6 millimetres (1/16").^[1] It is the smallest type of pasta produced. It is made of wheat flour and may also include egg. Pastina is a general term referring to many small shapes of pasta. Pastina is used in many different ways in Italian cuisine, including as an ingredient of soup, desserts, infant food and also, alone, as a distinct and unique pasta dish.^[2]

References

^ "What Is Pastina and How Do You Cook It?". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ npapastafits (24 August 2018). "Pastina". Share the Pasta. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

Pasta

List of pasta
List of pasta dishes

Types

Long pastas	Bigoli Bucatini Busiate Capellini Fettuccine Fileja Lasagnette Lasagnotte Linguettine Linguine Mafaldine Pappardelle Pici Spaghetti Stringozzi Stroncatura Tagliatelle Taglierini Tagliolini Trenette Tripoline Troccoli Vermicelli
Short pastas	Calamarata Campanelle Casarecce Cascatelli Cavatappi Cavatelli Cencioni Conchiglie Corzetti Farfalle Fiori Foglie d'ulivo Fusi Garganelli Gemelli Gnocchi Lanterne Lorighittas Macaroni Malloreddus Orecchiette Paccheri Passatelli Penne Pillus Pizzoccheri Radiatori Rigatoni Rotelle Sagnarelli Scialatelli Sedani Su Filindeu Testaroli Tortiglioni Trofie Ziti
Pastina	Acini di pepe Alphabet pasta Anelli Ditalini Fregula Orzo Stelline
Stuffed pastas	Agnolini Agnolotti Pavese Piedmontese Cappelletti Casoncelli Casunziei Cjarsons Culurgiones Fagottini Mezzelune Ravioli Sacchettoni Sorrentinos Tortellini Tortelli Tortelloni
Other or variable	Cannelloni Fusilli Lasagna Occhi di lupo Strozzapreti Vincisgrassi

Cooking

Producers

Italian	Agnesi Bertagni Barilla Buitoni De Cecco La Molisana Poiatti Rana Rigo Voiello
American	National Pasta Association A. Zerega's Sons, Inc. C.F. Mueller Company New World Pasta American Italian Pasta Company V. La Rosa and Sons Macaroni Company