Creole Ratatouille

[theoldwolf]

I mentioned some time ago that I had this dish at the Café Orleans in Disneyland. Just getting around to posting a pic, but it doesn't do the dish justice.



For the most part, the food at Disneyland is what you would expect from a theme park. This restaurant, however, has insanely good food. The combination of this ratatouille and an onion soup as authentic as anything I have ever had in France made this a lunch to remember.

Comments

[alaskawolf.livejournal.com]

it looks artsy and good :)

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

I don't usually journal my food - but this one was worth an exception!

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

There's an awfy lot o' bare plate there ye yen.....

Since food is a definite pleasure, sometimes even in the simplest ways, should one not record ones gratitude and pleasure?

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

¶ 1: Deceptive, innit? The plate was about the size of your average bicycle tyre, or so it seemed. (Probably around the width of a standard keyboard, in reality). The portion was bountiful.

¶ 2: I kneel at the feet of a master...

[secoh.livejournal.com]

Looks good! I have yet to ever try ratatouille, not helped due to my intense dislike of eggplant.

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

This was unlike any ratatouille I have ever seen or made. I'm not even sure it contained eggplant at all. The typical provençal ratatouille is good, but I also noticed that the ratatouille in the eponymous movie looked a lot different from the one I have usually made. There may be widely accepted variations. This one had a couple of slabs of cornbread on the top, which was a wonderful addition.

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

The preparation in the movie, I've read, was invented for the movie by a real chef.

[secoh.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that due to it being a traditional and provincial dish the recipe is somewhat...flexible. Such as Damper or Bubble'n'squeak

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

I think you're right, Secoh. If I had a gozillion dollars, I'd go on a world-tour, sampling each variety as I could find it. :)

[secoh.livejournal.com]

Just when I think I'm well travelled I find something new to try. I shall endeavour to track down some ratatouille in at least a couple of variants now!

My love of food and drink is both a blessing and a curse. And you know, I don't mind at all. :)

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

You must sample my Banquet from Hell. You've already got one under your belt - Vegemite for an Ozzie equals "free space".