Comments on: Fortune Cookies Not From China or America, But Japan http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 8Asians.com » The Chinese Don’t Know of the Fortune Cookie: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-105431 8Asians.com » The Chinese Don’t Know of the Fortune Cookie: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:00:35 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/#comment-105431 [...] they do not. Ernie had written a post earlier in the year on where exactly the origins of the fortune cookie came from. So when I saw this video on Hyphen, I was actually not too surprised that the Chinese [...] [...] they do not. Ernie had written a post earlier in the year on where exactly the origins of the fortune cookie came from. So when I saw this video on Hyphen, I was actually not too surprised that the Chinese [...]

]]> By: 8Asians.com » Why American Chinese cuisine isn’t exactly Chinese: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-65780 8Asians.com » Why American Chinese cuisine isn’t exactly Chinese: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Fri, 09 May 2008 17:01:26 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/#comment-65780 [...] to those that love it, but there isn’t chop suey, crab rangoon, or even the favorite “fortune cookie“. And I know that last one breaks the heart of one of my good friends to now know that [...] [...] to those that love it, but there isn’t chop suey, crab rangoon, or even the favorite “fortune cookie“. And I know that last one breaks the heart of one of my good friends to now know that [...]

]]> By: 8Asians.com » The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-58294 8Asians.com » The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:48:01 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/#comment-58294 [...] Another interesting “factoid” from the article is that “There are twice as many of these [Chinese] restaurants as there are McDonald’s franchises, and the food they serve is every bit as predictable.” 8Asians.com also did blog about Jennifer 8 Lee’s article on “Fortune Cookies Not From China or America, But Japan.” [...] [...] Another interesting “factoid” from the article is that “There are twice as many of these [Chinese] restaurants as there are McDonald’s franchises, and the food they serve is every bit as predictable.” 8Asians.com also did blog about Jennifer 8 Lee’s article on “Fortune Cookies Not From China or America, But Japan.” [...]

]]> By: THE_BANANA_REPUBLIC http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-51796 THE_BANANA_REPUBLIC Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:52:32 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/#comment-51796 Nice article. What the peoples have to say on it's origins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_cookie Nice article.

What the peoples have to say on it’s origins:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_cookie

]]> By: Efren http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-51753 Efren Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:50:45 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/16/fortune-cookies-not-from-china-or-america-but-japan/#comment-51753 I've heard that Crab Rangoon was actually developed by the Trader Vic's Restaurant (the one that just closed on Golden Gate/Van Ness) back in the 50s. I've always thought they were really gross myself--cream cheese and crab? Eww! I've also heard varying things on the fortune cookie, that it was originally taken from a European (German? Austrian?) cookie recipe where the cookies are made super thin, and folded against a mold while still hot to shape it, and that the Chinese Americans in Chinatown just devised the fortune cookie from that. It could be a combination of these things. Who knows? I’ve heard that Crab Rangoon was actually developed by the Trader Vic’s Restaurant (the one that just closed on Golden Gate/Van Ness) back in the 50s. I’ve always thought they were really gross myself–cream cheese and crab? Eww!

I’ve also heard varying things on the fortune cookie, that it was originally taken from a European (German? Austrian?) cookie recipe where the cookies are made super thin, and folded against a mold while still hot to shape it, and that the Chinese Americans in Chinatown just devised the fortune cookie from that. It could be a combination of these things. Who knows?

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