From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type of pasta
Acini di pepe
|
Alternative names
| Pastina
|
---|
Type
| Pasta
|
---|
Place of origin
| Italy
|
---|
Acini di pepe
(
Italian:
[?aːt?ini
di
?peːpe]
;
lit.
'
seeds of pepper
'
) are a type of
pasta
.
Acini
is the plural of
acino
whose root is the
Latin
word
acinus
. In both Latin and
Italian
, the word means 'grape' or 'grape-stones', with the "stones of a grape" being the seeds of the grape.
Acini di pepe
then translates into 'seeds of a pepper'. They were and are known as a symbol of fertility, which is why they are used in
Italian wedding soup
. They are also sometimes referred to as
pastina
(Italian for 'tiny dough'); however, some pasta makers distinguish pastina as smaller than
acini di pepe
. The individual pieces usually resemble tiny cylinders about 1mm, or less, in each dimension.
Acini di pepe
are often used in Italian wedding soup.
Frog's eye salad
is an American cold salad that combines the pasta with whipped topping, marshmallows, pineapple and mandarin oranges.
See also
[
edit
]
|
---|
|
Types
| Long pastas
| |
---|
Short pastas
| |
---|
Pastina
| |
---|
Stuffed pastas
| |
---|
Other or variable
| |
---|
|
---|
Cooking
| |
---|
Producers
| |
---|
Equipment manufacturers
| |
---|
See also
| |
---|
|