🥔
potato
Unicode: 1F954
Description
A whole, cooked potato with its skin on, often depicted with subtle brown or tan coloring to suggest a baked or roasted appearance.
Group:
Food & Drink > food-vegetable
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, often implies food, comfort, or something humble/simple.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 (2016). It represents a common food item globally, often associated with various cuisines and comfort meals.
Usage Examples
- Talking about food: 'What's for dinner? Maybe some grilled salmon and a baked potato. 🥔'
- Referring to laziness (when combined with other emojis): 'Feeling like a total couch 🥔 today.'
- Cooking/recipes: 'Just boiled a large pot of potatoes for mashed potatoes. 🥔'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Strongly associated with staple foods, comfort food, or a 'couch potato' (slang for a lazy person).
East Asian culture:
Used similarly to Western culture but perhaps less prominent as a sole staple food; often seen as a side dish or ingredient.