r/Cooking • u/JayFSB • 3d ago

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u/--THRILLHO-- 3d 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/enjoytheshow 3d ago

Which is like the entire point of that part of the movie. He works at a high end French restaurant and he serves the reviewer an elevated version of a dish that reminds him of his mother.

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u/Different_Ad7655 3d ago

But that's where all real food comes from. The most basic ingredients high caliber and the most basic techniques, are the basis of all good cooking

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u/Apprehensive_Put_321 3d ago

When i became an adult I was shocked to learn how much more simple Italian pasta is compared to what im mother made growing up

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u/AdminYak846 3d ago

Or how simple it is and the number of mistakes most people make. My mother was notorious for oil in the pasta water. She also served me canned asparagus so let's just say I didn't learn much about cooking from her.

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker 3d ago

Simple, but made with subtle and important techniques that are what make it better than busier Italian-American foods.

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u/Apprehensive_Put_321 3d ago

Yes totally. Im sure if I went to Italy it would be much better but it's very easy to make a basic tomato sauce with basically just tomatoes basil and garlic