NYT Cooking flags tuna mayo rice

- A surge of pantry-friendly recipes put tuna mayo rice bowls back in the spotlight as cheap, viral weeknight meals across social feeds. - The format is being read as a recession-era comfort dish, stacked with rice, mayo, canned tuna and quick pickles for texture. - The spike showed up on NYT Cooking–linked posts and viral X threads calling it a “recession indicator.” (x.com) (x.com)