Pastina: The Comfort Food Italian Mothers Make When You’re Sick

Pastina is Italian penicillin: little pasta in broth that cures whatever’s wrong. Here’s what it actually means in Italy and how to make it right.

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Italians believe a gust of wind can make you sick. We call it colpo d’aria.

We also believe swimming within three hours of eating might kill you. Walking …