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A dumpling of dough and filling, as folded and pinched closed for steaming or frying. Associated with cuisines around the world, including <a href="/flag-china/">China</a> (jiaozi), <a href="/flag-japan/">Japan</a> (gyoza&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="/dango/">dango</a>), <a href="/flag-poland/">Poland</a> (pierogi), and <a href="/flag-spain/">Spain</a> and Latin America (empanada).

Facebook&#39;s design <a href="/facebook/2.1/dumpling/">previously</a> resembled&nbsp;a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolongbao">xiaolongbao</a>, a Chinese soup dumpling.

Dumpling

An emoji showing the fingers held together in a vertical orientation, often referred to as the Italian hand gesture ma che vuoi, sometimes called the &quot;finger purse.&quot;&nbsp;In Italy this gesture tends to be used in disagreement, frustration, or disbelief and can mean &ldquo;What do you want?&rdquo; or &ldquo;What are you saying?&rdquo; Outside Italy anyone performing a caricature of an Italian person, regardless of context or tone, might use this gesture.

Pinched Fingers has a variety of other culturally specific uses. In Israeli culture it can mean &ldquo;hold on,&rdquo; &ldquo;relax,&rdquo; or &ldquo;be patient.&rdquo; The K-Pop star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwon_Yu-ri">Yuri</a> uses it as a signature gesture to represent a <a href="/dumpling/">dumpling</a> and a general warm sentiment. It can also be used to represent the act of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisting">fisting</a>.

Not to be confused with <a href="/pinching-hand/">🤏 Pinching Hand</a>, which has overlapping senses. Both are used to represent <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/the-pinching-hand-emoji-is-a-lot/">precision</a> when someone is making a sharp point with accompanying speech.

Pinched Fingers

A pig, a plump animal farmed for its meat, such as <a href="/bacon/">bacon</a>. Depicted in light pink in full profile on all fours facing left, with a long snout and short, curly tail.

May be used to represent the animal, its food products, or various metaphorical senses of pig.

One of the 12 animals of the <a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese zodiac</a>; 2019 is the Year of the Pig. See also<a href="/pig-face/"> 🐷 Pig Face</a>, <a href="/pig-nose/">🐽 Pig Nose</a>, and <a href="/boar/">🐗 Boar</a>.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s design <a href="/whatsapp/2.17/pig/">previously</a> featured a wide grin.

A loaf of white or wheat bread, as before it is sliced for toast or sandwiches. May also be used to denote financial success, as per the slang term &quot;<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/let-s-get-this-bread">let&#39;s get this bread</a>&quot;.

Microsoft&#39;s design <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/bread/">previously</a> resembled a&nbsp;<a href="/baguette-bread/">🥖 Baguette</a>.

Bread

The long, thin loaf of a baguette, with scoring on its golden-brown crust. A bread commonly associated with&nbsp;<a href="/flag-france/">France</a>.&nbsp;May also be used to denote financial success, as per the slang term &quot;<a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/let-s-get-this-bread">let&#39;s get this bread</a>&quot;.

Baguette Bread

Thin-cut, golden-brown French fries, served in a red carton, as at McDonald&rsquo;s. Apple features&nbsp;<a href="/smiling-face-with-smiling-eyes/">Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes&nbsp;</a>on its carton.

French Fries

A&nbsp;<a href="/flag-mexico/" title="🇲🇽 Flag For Mexico">Mexican&nbsp;</a>or Tex-Mex taco on a hard or soft corn tortilla, filled with such ingredients as&nbsp;<a href="/cut-of-meat/">beef</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/leafy-green/">lettuce</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/tomato/">tomato</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/cheese-wedge/">cheese</a>, and onion. Apple&rsquo;s design resembles a&nbsp;carne asada&nbsp;taco, with cilantro and white onion.

Taco

A&nbsp;<a href="/flag-mexico/" title="🇲🇽 Flag For Mexico">Mexican&nbsp;</a>or Tex-Mex burrito, featuring a wrapped flour tortilla filled with such ingredients as&nbsp;<a href="/cut-of-meat/">beef</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/cooked-rice/">rice</a>, beans,&nbsp;<a href="/cheese-wedge/">cheese</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/tomato/">tomato</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/leafy-green/">lettuce</a>, and sour cream. Served in foil on several major platforms,&nbsp;suggesting a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_burrito">Mission&nbsp;burrito</a>&nbsp;associated with San Francisco. Not to be confused with the&nbsp;<a href="/stuffed-flatbread/">Stuffed Flatbread</a>.

Burrito

An&nbsp;<a href="/egg/">egg&nbsp;</a>with yolk frying in a skillet, as prepared sunny-side up. Though associated with breakfast, the emoji represents the general action of cooking and related concepts.

An <a href="/apple/ios-4.0/cooking/">early Apple design</a> included broken eggshells and did not feature a skillet, while an <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-2.0/cooking/">early Samsung design</a> simply displayed a fried egg.

Cooking

A flat, shallow, black pan with side handles, containing saffron-colored&nbsp;<a href="/cooked-rice/">rice</a>, vegetables, a leg of&nbsp;<a href="/poultry-leg/">poultry</a>, and/or&nbsp;<a href="/fried-shrimp/">shrimp&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="/cooking/">lemon&nbsp;</a>slices. Commonly associated with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paella">paella</a>, a traditional dish from&nbsp;<a href="/flag-spain/" title="🇪🇸 Flag for Spain">Spain</a>. May be used for eating,&nbsp;<a href="/cooking/">cooking</a>, dining, and meals more generally.

Apple&#39;s version of this emoji is considered to be <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/apple-fixes-paella-emoji/">representative</a> of the traditional ingredients&nbsp;from Valencia. Samsung <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/shallow-pan-of-food/">previously displayed</a> this emoji as a Korean hot pot.

Shallow Pan of Food

A pot, as a casserole dish, filled with a warm and hearty&nbsp;<a href="/cut-of-meat/">beef&nbsp;</a>or vegetable stew on most platforms. Generally used for eating and&nbsp;<a href="/cooking/">cooking&nbsp;</a>(&ldquo;a meal&rdquo;), and commonly associated with soup or Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabemono">nabe</a>.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/pot-of-food/">previously</a> resembled a bowl of ramen or other noodle dish, with&nbsp;<a href="/chopsticks/">chopsticks</a>.

Pot of Food

A bowl with a silver&nbsp;<a href="/spoon/">spoon&nbsp;</a>inside, as used to eat cereal or soup. Bowl color varies across platforms, as do contents, though most are empty.

WhatsApp&#39;s bowl contains&nbsp;<a href="/tomato/">tomato</a>&nbsp;soup, while Google&#39;s <a href="/google/android-8.0/bowl-with-spoon/">previously</a> contained&nbsp;<a href="/cooking/">breakfast</a>&nbsp;cereal.

Bowl with Spoon

A Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senbei">senbei</a>, or rice cracker, wrapped with a sheet of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nori">nori</a>, or seaweed, a snack commonly enjoyed with&nbsp;<a href="/teacup-without-handle/">green tea</a>.

Rice Cracker

A Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onigiri">onigiri</a>, a&nbsp;cone-shaped ball of white&nbsp;<a href="/cooked-rice/">rice</a>, a snack wrapped with a sheet of&nbsp;nori, or seaweed.

Rice Ball

A bowl of steamed white rice, a staple component of cuisine throughout Asia. Bowl color varies across platforms, though is often white.

Cooked Rice

A plate of orange-brown curry with vegetables or&nbsp;<a href="/cut-of-meat/">meat</a>, served with a mound of white <a href="/cooked-rice/">rice</a>. May represent&nbsp;kare-raisu, or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_curry">Japanese curry</a>, though commonly associated with&nbsp;<a href="/flag-india/">India</a>&nbsp;and other Asian cuisines.

Curry and Rice

A bowl of steaming-hot food. Depicted as Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen#Etymology">ramen</a>&nbsp;(noodles in broth) with&nbsp;<a href="/chopsticks/">chopsticks&nbsp;</a>on most platforms, though it can represent a warm meal more generally.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/steaming-bowl/">previously resembled</a>&nbsp;<a href="/pot-of-food/">Pot of Food</a>.

Steaming Bowl

A skewer of three bites of Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oden">oden</a>, a winter dish made with&nbsp;<a href="/fish-cake-with-swirl/">fishcakes</a>, tofu, konnyaku, and a variety of other ingredients, including boiled&nbsp;<a href="/egg/">eggs</a>. Often served as a stew or skewered and dipped into soy sauce. Resembles the&nbsp;<a href="/dango/">Dango&nbsp;</a>and may be used for other skewered foods (e.g., shish&nbsp;<a href="/stuffed-flatbread/">kebab</a>, roasting marshmallows) or spears.

Oden

Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushi">sushi</a>, generally depicted as two pieces of raw pinkish-orange&nbsp;<a href="/fish/">fish</a>, as tuna or salmon, on white&nbsp;<a href="/cooked-rice/">rice&nbsp;</a>(nigiri). Some platforms show the cylindrical&nbsp;maki, a piece of seafood, vegetables, and white rice wrapped in seaweed (nori).

Sushi

A prawn or shrimp breaded and deep-fried golden-brown. Known as&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_prawn">ebi furai</a>&nbsp;in Japan but commonly called shrimp&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempura">tempura</a>&nbsp;and served in a&nbsp;<a href="/bento-box/" title="🍱 Bento Box">bento box</a>. Not to be confused with the&nbsp;<a href="/shrimp/">Shrimp</a>.

Fried Shrimp

The round, golden-brown pastry of a <a href="/flag-china/">Chinese</a> mooncake, a traditional delicacy and lunar symbol of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival">Mid-Autumn Festival</a>. Many platforms feature a design or character imprinted on the crust, and depict a slice cut out to show a brown paste with a duck egg yolk inside. Twitter displays the Chinese character for <a href="/fall-autumn/">&ldquo;fall/autumn&rdquo;</a> or &ldquo;harvest&rdquo; (秋) on top.

Moon Cake

A Japanese sweet&nbsp;<a href="/dumpling/">dumpling</a>&nbsp;made from rice flour and served on a skewer. Depicted as a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dango">botchan dango</a>, comprising a pink, white or light yellow, and green ball, as colored by red beans,&nbsp;<a href="/egg/">egg</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/teacup-without-handle/">green tea</a>. Resembles the&nbsp;<a href="/oden/">Oden</a>&nbsp;and featured in the&nbsp;<a href="/moon-viewing-ceremony/">Moon Viewing Ceremony</a>, used in the Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukimi">festival</a>&nbsp;to celebrate the&nbsp;<a href="/full-moon/">full moon</a>.&nbsp;

Dango

A golden-brown, crescent-shaped, vanilla-flavored fortune cookie. Usually depicted with a strip of paper&mdash;on which a wise saying, lucky numbers, or&nbsp;<a href="/flag-china/">Chinese&nbsp;</a>vocabulary is written&mdash;peaking out of its hollow shell. Given at the end of meals at Chinese restaurants in the West.

Fortune Cookie

A tall, folded, paper carton, usually white, as used for takeout/takeaway&nbsp;food at Western Chinese restaurants. Most platforms depict&nbsp;<a href="/chopsticks/" title="🥢 Chopsticks">chopsticks&nbsp;</a>inside its open lid, labeled with a red, multi-tiered, traditional Chinese building.&nbsp;Also called an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_pail">oyster pail</a>.

Takeout Box

A cup of green tea, as the minty-colored Japanese&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matcha">matcha</a>, usually shown on a wooden mat. Matcha is traditionally served in a small bowl that resembles a cup without a handle. Often taken as a bowl of soup, such as a split pea.

May also be used to refer to a person&#39;s physical attractiveness, as per the slang phrase &quot;your body is tea.&quot;

Teacup Without Handle

A pair of equal-length chopsticks, an eating utensil used throughout East Asia. Design and color vary&nbsp;widely by platform, though often red or wood-colored and with tips angled together. Featured in many platforms&#39;&nbsp;<a href="/steaming-bowl/">Steaming Bowl of Food</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/takeout-box/">Takeout Box</a>. A counterpart to utensils such as&nbsp;<a href="/fork-and-knife/">Fork and Knife&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="/spoon/">Spoon</a>.

Chopsticks

A silver spoon, as used to eat soup, cereal, or&nbsp;<a href="/ice-cream/">ice cream</a>&nbsp;as well as serve food&nbsp;or stir drinks. Positioned at various angles across platforms. May be paired with&nbsp;<a href="/fork-and-knife/">Fork and Knife</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/fork-and-knife-with-plate/">Fork and&nbsp;Knife With Plate</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/bowl-with-spoon/">Bowl With Spoon</a>.

Spoon

A red envelope, as gifted with money on <a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese New Year</a> or on other joyous occasions, such as <a href="/wedding-marriage/">weddings</a>, in&nbsp;Chinese and some other Asian cultures around the world.

Depicted as a red, vertical envelope with a gold design, typically featuring the Chinese character <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_(character)">福</a> (f&uacute;, &ldquo;good fortune, luck, happiness&quot;). Google&rsquo;s design<a href="/google/android-9.0/red-envelope/"> previously</a> featured&nbsp;the character upside down, indicating &ldquo;good luck arrives.&rdquo;

Often used to celebrate and wish good fortune on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> (Lunar New Year, Spring Festival). Also used to represent gifts, celebration, Chinese culture, and the color red more generally.

Red Gift Envelope

The flag for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China">China</a>, which may show as the letters&nbsp;CN&nbsp;on some platforms.

Flag: China

The flag for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain">Spain</a>, which may show as the letters&nbsp;ES&nbsp;on some platforms.

Flag: Spain

The flag for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan">Japan</a>, which may show as the letters&nbsp;JP&nbsp;on some platforms.

Flag: Japan

The flag for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland">Poland</a>, which may show as the letters&nbsp;PL&nbsp;on some platforms.

Flag: Poland

The face of a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon">dragon</a>, a mythical creature resembling a giant reptile found in the folklore of many cultures. Depicted as a green, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon">Chinese-styled dragon</a> looking straight ahead or facing left. Often shown with huge nostrils, baring large teeth and a red tongue, with antler-like structures on its head, whisker-like tendrils by its nostrils, and a green or yellow mane.

See also <a href="/dragon/">🐉&nbsp;Dragon</a>. One of the 12 animals of the&nbsp;Chinese zodiac. Commonly used on&nbsp;<a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese New Year</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day">St. George&#39;s Day</a>. Also used for various medieval&nbsp;and fantasy content.

Available as an Apple&nbsp;<a href="/animoji/">Animoji</a>.

Microsoft&#39;s dragon face was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/dragon-face/">previously</a> red and looking straight ahead. <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/dragon-face/">Samsung&#39;s</a> dragon face previously resembled a red, friendly, cartoon-styled <a href="/angry-face-with-horns/">imp</a> with horns.

Dragon Face

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