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This reminded me, in Italian-American culture, of pastina — a grain that has deep, revenant importance throughout both Italy, America and many countries beyond that.

Similar to how pastina is sometimes referred to as "Italian penicillin," the same is true for chicken or chicken noodle, often hailed or regarded as "Jewish penicillin."

"My cousins and I basically started off eating pastina before we graduated to larger pasta and sauce. It's so tiny and there's little chew involved."

Truthfully, pastina wasn't ever really a staple in my household.

This was soon especially evidenced after I posted a quick tweet and Facebook status, asking what about pastina did you hold so dear?