acini di pepe
Pronunciation: [ah-CHEE-nee dee PAY-pay]
Italian for "peppercorns." Tiny rice-shaped pasta.
From The Food Lover's Companion, Fourth edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst. Copyright © 2007, 2001, 1995, 1990 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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Skip the Pasta and Make Cacio e Pepe Chicken Tonight
Complete with a cheese and pepper crust!