Stelline Explained

Stelline
Alternate Name:	Stelle
Country:	Italy
Type:	Pasta

Stelline (; : stellina), also known as stelle, are a form of pasta of tiny size.

Made of wheat flour and in most varieties also containing egg, stelline are produced in different sizes, and are characterized from a star shape with a hole in the centre.^[1] Their use is recorded in multiple 19th century dictionaries.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Like other varieties of pastina, they are mainly used for soups, and are also employed as ingredients in some types of salads.^[6]

See also

• List of pasta

Notes and References

1. Book: VV. AA. . Dizionario delle cucine regionali italiane . 2010 . Slow Food Editore . 9788884996145 . 663 . it-it.
2. [Niccolò Tommaseo|Tommaseo, Niccolò ]
3. Malaspina, Carlo (cured by). Vocabolario parmigiano-italiano accresciuto di più che cinquanta mila voci, Vol. 4. Carmignani, 1859. p. 212.
4. Foresti, Lorenzo. Vocabolario Piacentino Italiano. 2. ed. aumentata e corretta. Francesco Solari, 1855. p. 438.
5. Rocco, Emmanuele. Vocabolario domestico italiano per ordine di materie. Morano, 1869. p. 68.
6. Book: Eastwood . Harry . Insalate per tutte le stagioni . 10 April 2014 . Newton Compton Editori . 978-88-541-6611-0 . it.