🌶
hot pepper
Unicode: 1F336
Description
A dark brown ear of corn with visible kernels, typically depicted with a light green husk partially peeled back.
Group:
Food & Drink > food-vegetable
Status:
unqualified
Emotion:
Generally represents food, harvest, agriculture, or autumn. Can also be used to signify healthy eating or rural life.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Corn is a globally significant crop, particularly important in many cuisines worldwide, and is a symbol of sustenance and agricultural abundance.
Usage Examples
- Talking about food: 'Dinner tonight is great, we're having 🌽 with chicken.'
- Seasonal use: 'Happy autumn! Time for pumpkin spice and 🌽 mazes!'
- Healthy eating: 'Trying to eat more veggies, starting with some steamed 🌽.'
- Agricultural context: 'The farmers are harvesting the 🌽 this week.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with autumn, Thanksgiving, barbecue side dishes, or 'corn on the cob'.
East Asian culture:
Used more broadly for corn as a staple food or ingredient in various dishes, less specific to seasonal holidays.