Social media food videos about 'recession recipes' are going viral

Some videos focused on "recession" or "budget" meals and recipes have cropped up on the popular social media platform TikTok in recent months.

They demonstrate how to make dishes that will help viewers stretch a dollar, featuring ingredients that are inexpensive or that people may already have regularly in their homes.

One TikTok user has been sharing multiple videos in which she shows how to cook affordable, filling "recession recipes" that draw from recipes from the Depression, past recessions and wartime.