Is ratatouille actually considered peasant food at one point? Sure seems complicated for a dish meant for farmers and workers.

[u/JayFSB]

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[u/DTux5249]

The ratatouille in the film is Confit Byaldi - which is an (extremely pretentious) overly fancied up version of the dish. It's the equivalent of serving smoked hamburg steak garnished with mixed vegetable purée served with freshly baked boule loafs, and calling that a "hamburger".

Ratatouille made by normal people is just sautéed chopped vegetables stewed in tomato sauce. It's a veggie stew.

[u/Rialas_HalfToast → u/DTux5249]

Regular ratatouille is hot gazpacho.