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Ratatouille (2007)

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Ratatouille is a French Provençal dish made from stewed vegetables. The dish is versatile and can be served with rice, potatoes, baguettes, or itself can be a side dish. Its main basic ingredients consist of eggplant, tomatoes, onions, bell pepper and zucchini (courgettes). The name of the dish derives from the French touiller, which means to stir, although the root of the first element, rata, is slang from the French Army, which means chunky stew.

The title of the movie is somewhat a play on words, since the first three letters are R-A-T, spelling out the word "rat," which, of course, makes a reference to the main character, Remy.

Saffron in its natural form consists of bright orange-red filaments, the thread-like stigma of the flower of the saffron crocus. Saffron turns yellow when cooked. A simple image search for saffron will show that the artists at Pixar nailed its look perfectly.

Sweetbreads are an organ meat that is actually the thymus gland of young cattle, which disappears as they become adults, and the meat of these animals is called veal. However, after patrons order them, Colette asks if veal stomach is soaking. The stomach is the organ meat known as tripe, of which there are several varieties besides veal tripe, which include beef tripe, pig tripe, and fish tripe.