🍚
Cooked Rice Emoji
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Emoji Overview
Unicode Code Point | U+1F35A 1F35A |
Emoji Name | cooked rice |
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji | 0.6Initial release |
Category | |
Keywords | ricefoodasiangrain |
🍚 Meaning and Explanation
🍚 depicts a bowl of steaming white rice, often shown with chopsticks. It represents cooked rice, one of the world's most important staple foods.
The steam rising from the bowl indicates freshly cooked, hot rice. For billions of people, especially in Asia, this simple bowl represents not just food but comfort, home, and daily sustenance.
While it specifically shows plain white rice, it's often used to represent rice dishes in general or Asian cuisine more broadly.
🍚 How to Use
This emoji is perfect for discussing meals, Asian food, or simple comfort eating.
- To indicate having rice with a meal
Essential when sharing what you're eating, especially Asian dishes. - To represent Asian cuisine generally
Often used as a symbol for Asian restaurants or food. - To express hunger or meal time
Simple way to say "time to eat" or "I'm hungry."
🍚 Cultural Background
| Region | Common Meaning | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Essential daily food/meal | Deeply cultural; represents proper meals |
| 🇨🇳 China | Staple food/mealtime | Symbol of basic sustenance and comfort |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Rice/Korean meal | Often paired with other Korean food emojis |
| 🇮🇳 India | Rice/South Asian meals | Used for both plain rice and rice dishes |
| 🇺🇸 Western countries | Asian food/rice dishes | Generic symbol for Asian cuisine |
| 🇹🇭 Southeast Asia | Daily rice/meal indicator | Central to every meal discussion |
Cultural Significance
In East Asian cultures, 🍚 often means "meal" itself, as rice is present at almost every meal.
Western users typically use it specifically when eating Asian food or to indicate they're having rice as a side dish.
In food blogs, 🍚 has become shorthand for authentic Asian cuisine or traditional cooking methods.