The Food Chain

The power of food emojis

The Food Chain ›

26:17 | Jan 21st, 2021

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Do you give food emojis much thought? If not, perhaps you should. Emily Thomas hears how these tiny digital images can have a big social and economic impact. We reveal who decides which emojis are acc...Show More



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zyte recommended:Feb 19th, 2022

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kerj recommended:Nov 21st, 2020

In order to suggest a new emoji, you have to create an entire proposal including Google Trends and Google Keyword results. It’s a fascinating process, and an important one, as food emojis are giving a voice to different cultural cuisines.

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epekilisNov 21st, 2020

@kerj Thanks!!! This sounds so interesting. Adding it to my To Listen list. If you’re interested in more on this topic, I’ve started a playlist that collects podcast episodes about the backstory of emojis as well as other types of visual icons like the smiley face, the periodic table and the “#” (n...Show More

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mmNov 21st, 2020

@kerj This sounds like SEO 😜

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kerjNov 21st, 2020

@epekilis I just saved your emoji playlist - I can’t wait to listen! Thank you for the suggestion! 🤗

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kerjNov 21st, 2020

@mm Yes! I’m inspired to suggest a new emoji. Perhaps...nachos 😂

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moot recommended:Nov 27th, 2020

Why are food emojis so important? Hear about how the 🫓 (flatbread), 🥠 (fortune cookie),🧋(bubble tea), and 🥟 (dumpling) were designed and the reasons behind why we need to diversify cultural food emojis! You’ll also learn how you can submit your own food emojis creation - but keep in mind, the d...Show More

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mm recommended:Nov 28th, 2020

Power to the dumpling and bubble tea emoji woman. Also, I only found out about the meaning of “boba” recently too 🤪

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mootNov 28th, 2020

@mm Hahah I first heard about the meaning of boba in an Instagram post. Super funny 😅

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mmDec 5th, 2020

@mo-to All my guy friends told me and they were like "YOU DIDN'T KNOW?" (I also worked at a bbt shop when I was younger so more disbelief?) 😅

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