Some have called TikTok’s “onion boil” the best thing to happen to the allium since the battered, blooming steakhouse favourite. Others have labelled it “recession-core,” a reference to the aesthetic trend “that prioritizes usefulness over embellishment.” Little more than a hollowed-out, butter-stuffed whole onion, this may be accurate, but according to @thishealthytable, “Recession-core has never been so delicious.”