Stelline (lit.'little stars'; sg.: stellina), also known as stelle (lit.'stars'), are a form of pasta of tiny size.

Stelline
Alternative namesStelle
TypePasta
Place of originItaly

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.[1][6]

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  1. ^ a b VV. AA. (2010). Dizionario delle cucine regionali italiane (in Italian). Slow Food Editore. p. 663. ISBN 9788884996145.
  2. ^ Tommaseo, Niccolò (cured by). Dizionario dei sinonimi della lingua italiana. Francesco Vallardi, 1867. p. 1146.
  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. ^ Eastwood, Harry (10 April 2014). Insalate per tutte le stagioni (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-541-6611-0.