Fortune Cookies

Kung Hei Fat Choi (恭喜發財)! Happy Chinese Year of the Horse! Fortune cookies, although very Chinese in vibe, actually have very little to do with China.

Feb 16, 2026

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As far back as the 19th century, a cookie very similar in appearance to the modern fortune cookie was made in Kyoto, Japan. The Japanese version of the cookie contains a fortune, but the small slip of paper is wedged into the bend of the cookie rather than placed inside the hollow portion. This kind of cookie is called tsujiura senbei (辻占煎餅) and is stil…

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