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.
Medieval peasants worked out that enough onions and melted cheese can fix most problems, and they were right.
Fun fact: Parisian night owls have eaten onion soup as a hangover cure since at least the 18th century.