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acini di pepe
pasta 'peppercorns'
Acini are tiny pasta specks, usually used in broth or soups with greens, and sometimes in salads. People also tend to call them pastina, as in pastina in brodo, although some say proper pastina are even smaller.
Also known as pepperini.
Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls
Image by Nyh, Creative Commons License