- friend system usage
- Sent between friends when planning a tamale-making get-together or when one friend is lucky enough to receive homemade tamales
- streak use
- Not commonly associated with streaks; occasionally used by food-obsessed users as their streak emoji
- story meaning
- Posted on stories during holiday cooking sessions, food prep content, or when showing off abuela's kitchen
- snap context
- Direct snaps of tamales to friends as a humble brag or a 'look what I'm eating' flex