Cracking Open the Fortune Cookie

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Cracking Open the Fortune Cookie
Source- http//www.alingschinese.com/cracking-open
-the-fortune-cookie/
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• Whenever Americans go to Chinese restaurants, we
  expect fortune cookies to be brought out with our
  check.

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Who created the fortune cookie?

• David Jung, founder of Hong Kong Noodle Company
  in Los Angeles, claimed that he is the original
  inventor of the fortune cookie.

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What are fortune cookies like in Japan?

• Traditional fortune cookies go by many different
  names tsujiura senbei (fortune crackers),
  omikuji senbei (written fortune crackers), and
  suzu senbei (bell crackers)

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•  In Japan, they arent nearly as popular as they
  are in America. 

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How did fortune cookies end up in Chinese
restaurants?

• The big questions isif fortune cookies are
  Japanese, why are they in Chinese restaurants?

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• This has been a hot debate since it has been hard
  to pinpoint the exact answer, but this is what we
  found.

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• This article is originally appeared on-
• http//www.alingschinese.com/cracking-open-the-for
  tune-cookie