dango

This emoji shows three round rice cakes on a skewer. It's used to signify a sweet dessert.

It represents 'dango,' a traditional Japanese snack commonly seen at cherry blossom festivals or on the street. It's usually eaten with a sweet soy sauce glaze or red bean paste.

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The combination of pink, white, and green symbolizes spring, and it's a representative food eaten during cherry blossom viewing (hanami). Therefore, it's often used to convey a festive or outing atmosphere.

There's a Japanese proverb, 'Hana yori dango' (dumplings over flowers), which means that practical benefits are more important than superficial beauty. As such, dango is a food so popular that it appears not just in Japanese food culture but also in everyday idioms.