Sorry chicken noodle, there's a new sick day soup-er star bubbling up in popularity and it's called pastina. Italian-Americans have long dubbed pastina a "cure all" type comfort food dish for winter months during cold and flu season, and thanks to an influx in interest on social media, the simple four-ingredient and easy-to-customize recipe has garnered mass appeal.

When dried pasta giant Ronzoni announced on Jan. 3 it was discontinuing its popular five-point pasta shape, fans took action with online petitions and showed their support for the little shape by sharing pastina recipes on TikTok and Instagram.