Stelline

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Stelline ({{lit|little stars}}; {{singular}}: stellina), also known as stelle ({{literally|stars}}), 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.{{cite book |last1=VV. AA. |title=Dizionario delle cucine regionali italiane |date=2010 |publisher=Slow Food Editore |isbn=9788884996145 |page=663 |language=it-it}} Their use is recorded in multiple 19th century dictionaries.Tommaseo, Niccolò (cured by). Dizionario dei sinonimi della lingua italiana. Francesco Vallardi, 1867. p. 1146.Malaspina, Carlo (cured by). Vocabolario parmigiano-italiano accresciuto di più che cinquanta mila voci, Vol. 4. Carmignani, 1859. p. 212.Foresti, Lorenzo. Vocabolario Piacentino Italiano. 2. ed. aumentata e corretta. Francesco Solari, 1855. p. 438.Rocco, Emmanuele. Vocabolario domestico italiano per ordine di materie. Morano, 1869. p. 68. Like other varieties of pastina, they are mainly used for soups, and are also employed as ingredients in some types of salads.{{cite book |last1=Eastwood |first1=Harry |title=Insalate per tutte le stagioni |date=10 April 2014 |publisher=Newton Compton Editori |isbn=978-88-541-6611-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DNc_AwAAQBAJ&dq=Stelline+appesantisce+piccolo+verdure&pg=PT31 |language=it}}