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Who invented the "Chinese Fortune Cookie?"

Started by Paxton, Thu 17, Nov 2011, 16:38:19

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Paxton

Thu 17, Nov 2011, 16:38:19
Inquiring minds want to know! :tickedoff: :2funny:

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Thu 17, Nov 2011, 18:37:00
I was thinking it might be someone Chinese ................. but now I'm wondering what other kinds of "fortune cookies" there are.  ???
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Thu 17, Nov 2011, 18:39:33

bscrive

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Thu 17, Nov 2011, 20:40:11
From Wikipedia

"A fortune cookie is a crisp cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and oil with a "fortune" wrapped inside. A "fortune" is a piece of paper with words of faux wisdom or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese phrase with translation or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers, some of which have become actual winner numbers.[1]
Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and some other countries, but are absent in China. The exact provenance of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century, basing their recipe on a traditional Japanese cracker. Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately ... consumed by Americans.""



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Thu 17, Nov 2011, 21:02:34
My favorite "fortune" in one of those cookies was "Help!! I'm being held hostage in a fortune cookie bakery!!"

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Red Diamond

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Thu 17, Nov 2011, 21:47:10
A hippie on the corner of Van Ness and Market told me that he had invested a fortune in cookies, I figured that was where they came from, "Fortune Cookies"

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Thu 17, Nov 2011, 22:00:33
Quote from: Red Diamond on Thu 17, Nov 2011, 21:47:10
A hippie on the corner of Van Ness and Market told me that he had invested a fortune in cookies, I figured that was where they came from, "Fortune Cookies"

Hippie?  Do you think he meant "brownies?"

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Fudd

#7
Fri 18, Nov 2011, 07:14:47
If I had invented them, I'd want a kick-back from the lottery industry.


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#8
Fri 18, Nov 2011, 14:06:45
What bothers me is that, on the back of some of the fortune tapes is written -"learn Chinese"!

Tim H

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Fri 18, Nov 2011, 16:32:40
I don't know, but I remember Mr. Rogers making them on an episode...  :roll:
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