The Misunderstood Fortune Cookie

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Jenny Lee offers a challenge to what we might think of as an American classic. "I actually argue that fortune cookies are American, because we always say that our benchmark for American is apple pie, but you should ask yourself how often do you eat apple pie versus how often do you eat a fortune cookie?"

These tasty morsels are not Chinese.

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So why do Americans love fortune cookies so much?

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"It's a little bit of life philosophy in a bite-size chunk," answered Lee.

Now there's some food for thought.

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