Fortune Cookies in China

By Miss Cellania in Food & Drink, Video Clips on Sep 8, 2008 at 11:04 am

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Fortune cookies are a strange, unfamiliar food in China. They were developed in Japan and popularized in the US. Nana Shi began selling them online in China and found that she needed to include instructions! Link -via Dark Roasted Blend

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Geekazoid
Sep 8th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Interesting, I always assumed that the fortune cookie was an invention made from scratch by Chinese immigrants to the U.S. Looks like there’s a bit more to the story about its actual origins/inspirations:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/16/travel/fortune.php

http://www.chinese-fortune-cookie.com/fortune-cookie-history.html
fortune cookies
Sep 9th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Although some argue that fortune cookie might actually invented by Chinese American in CA. So the verdict is still out.
countbyfives
Sep 9th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
this is too cute.
KnowIt All
Sep 15th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
According to many sources I know the fortune cookie was invented in Los Angeles by David Jung of the Hong Kong Noodle Company based in Los Angeles in 1918.

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