If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the good stuff.

The word Ratatouille comes from "touiller," which means to toss food. Ratatouille originated in the area around present day Nice. It was, originally, a poor farmers dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer vegetables. The original Ratatouille Nicoise did not contain eggplant (which would not have been available during the same time period as the other vegetables used). Instead, it used only zucchini (courgettes), tomatoes, green and red peppers, onion, and garlic. The dish known today as Ratatouille adds eggplant to that mixture.

O filme é absolutamente imperdível, porque, além da inegável qualidade técnica e do próprio argumento, conjuga Paris com cozinha. E, curiosamente, ficamos reféns de um binómio que, na realidade, detestamos encarar juntos: ratos e comida.