Started as Provençal farmers chucking leftover veg in a pot, then a cartoon rat made it famous.
Fun fact: The layered version in the Pixar film is a separate dish called confit byaldi, designed by Thomas Keller.
Literally translates to pick me up, which is fair enough when there's espresso and booze in it.
Fun fact: The earliest known recipe was published in 1983, and two Italian regions still dispute its birthplace.