When was the last time you had a fortune cookie? Chances are, it was after eating from a Chinese restaurant. Everyone knows that the Chinese invented fortune cookies! At least, that's what everyone thought they knew.
Fortune cookies were actually made in San Francisco! Not only that, but they were invented there by Japanese-Americans. These first fortune cookies were made in a bakery named Benkyodo.
Over time, Chinese restaurants picked up on the idea and started giving out the cookies as dessert. Those that didn't got complaints, and soon hopped aboard the fortune cookie train. Because of the widespread distribution of fortune cookies via Chinese restaurants, people assumed that they were a Chinese tradition. Oh, were they wrong.
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Myths and Misconceptions
Non-FictionGum stays in your digestive system for 7 years. The Great Wall of China can be seen from space. Bats are blind. These are just a few myths and misconceptions that this book will disprove.
