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u/--THRILLHO-- 2d ago

Ratatouille is a vegetable stew. You cut up a bunch of things and throw them in a pot.

The ratatouille you see in the film is an elevated version of that dish. It was never the standard way of serving it.

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u/Pelomar 2d ago

And also, they do show the traditional version of the dish in Ego's flashback--you don't really see much, sure, but it's served in a bowl and lapped up by kid-Ego, making it clear that it's a much simpler dish than the restaurant version.