Rustichella d'Abruzzo Stelline is a charming star-shaped pastina from one of Abruzzo’s best-known artisan pasta producers. Rustichella d'Abruzzo traces its roots to 1924 in Penne, Abruzzo, and is known for traditional pasta making with carefully selected durum wheat semolina and slow drying. Stelline means “little stars” in Italian, and the miniature shape is especially suited to broths and soups, where the tiny pieces cook into a comforting, spoonable dish. A staple of Italian home cooking, stelline is often associated with simple childhood meals and warming bowls of pastina. Serve it in chicken, beef, or vegetable broth, add it to minestrone and vegetable soups, or prepare simply with butter or extra virgin olive oil and plenty of Parmigiano Reggiano. Its petite size also makes it useful for recipes where you want pasta to blend naturally with legumes, finely chopped vegetables, and other small ingredients.