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TikTokkers aren’t exactly buttering up to this fatty food trend.

The “butter board” is the newest culinary craze on the social media site — but many are slamming it as both unhygienic and unhealthy.

The dish — which is a riff on a charcuterie board — is made by smearing mounds of butter across a wooden board and garnishing it with sauces, spices or fruits. Party-goers are then invited to scoop up the substance with pieces of fresh bread.

The hashtag “#butterboard” has garnered more than 234 million views on TikTok — however hygiene concerns are making many stomachs churn over the prospect of facing such a spread at their next shindig.

“I just don’t trust people not to double dip,” one disturbed viewer wrote beneath a clip explaining the phenomenon. “And what about kids and their Petri dish fingers swiping through them?”

“Wood board = bacteria. Add to that the double-dipping guests and you have yourself quite the germ-fest,” another remarked beneath another viral video showing a butter board.

“Nasty..everyone be double dipping. No thanks!” a third detractor declared on a separate clip.


  One content creator showed off her own butter board garnished with chives and chili oil — but not everyone was convinced it was an appropriate party snack. instagram/@lowcarbnorma One content creator showed off her own butter board garnished with chives and chili oil — but not everyone was convinced it was an appropriate party snack. instagram/@lowcarbnorma

The butter bread trend has been gathering steam on TikTok, with content creators claiming it’s the perfect appetizer for the fall season, calling on hosts to whip up the snack for Thanksgiving dinners and football viewing parties.

One butter board video — posted by a TikTokker named Kiki — has gone viral on the app, with a whopping 7.9 million views.

Kiki is seen piling pounds of butter onto a board before topping it with sea salt, crispy prosciutto, crispy shallots and chili-infused olive oil.

But in addition to concerns about hygiene, others wondered whether the calorie-laden creations could cause serious health concerns.

“Heart attack on a board,” one detractor declared before another chimed in: “Is cholesterol just not a thing now?”

Another expressed confusion about the trend in general, stating: “We actually used to make food, now we just eat ingredients?”

But Kiki isn’t the only TikTokker to whip up butter board and gain millions of views in the process.

Others have been creating their own version of the snack boards including a content creator by the name of Norma, who seasoned mounds of butter with chives and chili oil.

Meanwhile, other creatives have fashioned their own boards by switching out butter and replacing it with cream cheese, goat cheese or Nutella.


  TikTokker Colleen looked shocked as she watched one chef drizzle honey over the top of their butter board. Instagram/@no.food.rules TikTokker Colleen looked shocked as she watched one chef drizzle honey over the top of their butter board. Instagram/@no.food.rules

But “clean eating” cooks have blasted butter boards, including personal chef Kelly Scott, who has humorously claimed she’d create a petition to stop them from being made.

“I think I speak for everyone when I say this trend has got to stop,” she stated in a clip that clocked up hundreds of thousands of views, adding that it was so ludicrous that “guacamole boards” would probably be the next craze to take off.

Elsewhere, TikTokker Colleen Christensen also poked fun at the new culinary craze, sharing a video that showed her looking shocked and repulsed as a cook smeared honey over the top of their butter board.


  Clean-eating cook Kelly Scott slammed butter boards in a TikTok which clocked up hundreds of thousands of views. Instagram/@kellyscleankitchen Clean-eating cook Kelly Scott slammed butter boards in a TikTok which clocked up hundreds of thousands of views. Instagram/@kellyscleankitchen

She sarcastically claimed viewers could create their own butter board simply by toasting a slice of bread and spreading butter over the top of it.

But some people have defended the trend, claiming it’s harmless — and delicious — fun.

“Just let people have fun with their silly little butter boards,” they declared.

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