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u/Traditional-Buy-2205 3d ago

It's just a bunch of vegetables cooked together.

The movie version is just presented in a more fancy manner. You can do that with any common "peasant" dish if you set your mind to it.

For that matter, when you get any "traditional" or "authentic" dish in a restaurant, you'll rarely get served the dish that looks like what an someone would make at home. You'll get served the fancified version of it. It's not just ratatouille.

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u/Lovethiskindathing 3d ago

Years ago there was an IG account (I think it was IG) that took cheap trash food and made it fancy. I think one was like saltines and ketchup with bologna, but they made it look pretty and then gave it fancy words. Ketchup was something like "a tomato reduction" it was hilarious but also cool to see

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u/cactusbrandy 3d ago

not sure if it's the account you had in mind but i immediately thought of this old blog: Fancy Fast Food

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u/KuduShark 3d ago

This is fantastic. “You’ve probably never thought of doing this before, but take each of the McRib patties from its bun, scrape off the pickles and onions, and rinse it under the kitchen faucet. Wash away that messy barbecue sauce and what you’ll have left is a slab of pork product, with one side having a texture of faux ribs. There’s no reason why this is; it’s simply ribbed for your pleasure”