Acini Di Pepe
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Category | Soup pasta |
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Pronunciation | ah-CHEE-nee dee PAY-pay |
Literal meaning | Grains of pepper, Peppercorns |
Characteristic | Bead-like, very tiny. |
Typical pasta cooking time | 4-9 minutes |
Dish ideas | Frogeye salad |
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ID | 1084321 |
About Acini Di Pepe
Acini di pepe are a form of pasta. The name is Italian for "seeds of pepper". 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". The "stones of a grape" are, of course, the seeds of the grape.