Ratatouille

Once you get past the dead rat aspect and the chewy bones it’s not half bad.

Well actually, as appealing as eating rats sounds no rats are harmed or dismembered in the process of making this fine cuisine.

I was rather disappointed to find that Ratatouille contains no meat at all. Rather the majority of the dish is eggplant of all things. Tomato sauce, pepper and onions make up the rest of it with some garlic, mushroom and basil for seasoning. It’s not bad if you’re starving and you don’t know what’s in it when you’re actually eating it.

However if you are truly interested in eating rats like I am, than take a trip south to Louisiana. There are several Cajun dishes cooked with Nutria meat. A Nutria is a 12-18 lbs swamp rat that has been hunted down south for the last forty years.

I say bring on the spices and dead rodents, because vegetables just won’t cut it for me.

Recipe for Nutria Sauce and other information on Nutria

Recipe for Ratatouille

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

I recently watched this 2004 flick for a second time, I found it’s dark sense of humor very refreshing in a time when everything on the news has a dark paranoia to it.

The plot starts simply as Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) sets out on a quest to kill a leopard shark that ate his best friend and hinted lover. Along the way he meets his supposed son Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson) that he has not heard from  for many years.

Along the way there are pirates, swamp leeches, nerdy scientists and a cast of awesome actors. Including Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchet, and Jeff Goldblum.  

This movie speaks to me, I’m not entirely sure why but I find new and hidden jokes and sarcasm in it every time I watch it. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for something of the bizarre and oddly funny.

Also if you like David Bowie then be aware of his musical talents being covered in french throughout the movie.