🫔
tamale
Unicode: 1FAD4
Description
A brown-colored, circular disc emoji, often depicted with a texture suggesting a tortilla or flatbread.
Group:
Food & Drink > food-prepared
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, often used to refer to food or cooking.
Backstory
This emoji was added to Unicode as part of Unicode 14.0 in 2021 and added to Emoji 14.0 in 2022. It was introduced to represent the tortilla, a staple in many cuisines, particularly Mexican, and to expand the range of food-related emojis.
Usage Examples
- Talking about food: 'Let's make some tacos tonight! 🫔'
- Cooking: 'I need to buy tortillas for the enchiladas. 🫔'
- Ordering food: 'Can I get extra tortillas with that? 🫔'
- Discussing ingredients: 'Corn or flour tortillas? 🫔'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly represents tortillas, flatbreads, or wraps, especially in contexts of Mexican or Tex-Mex cuisine.
East Asian culture:
Can be interpreted as other types of flatbreads or round snacks depending on the specific region, but its primary association remains with Mexican cuisine due to its common depiction.