The surprising truth behind the origin of the fortune cookie
In short: While often associated with Chinese cuisine, fortune cookies have no historical roots in China. This video explores why these treats are actually an Americanized phenomenon and why they failed to take hold in their supposed homeland.
Despite being a staple in Americanized Chinese restaurants, fortune cookies are not found in traditional Chinese restaurants, and there are no historical records of such a food item in China. In the late 1980s, the New York-based manufacturer Wonton Food attempted to introduce the cookies to the Chinese market, but the venture was abandoned after three years because the cookies were not a popular food item there.
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