In Videos: Fortune Cookies Not Found in China?
This is not an act. Random people in China did not know about the fortune cookie's existence. While researching for her book The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, Jennifer 8. Lee educated them that yes, there is paper inside, but you should just eat the cookie part. She had to bring the treats over from Wonton Food, a distributor in the U.S., because the cookies are not readily available in China. Overall, the newly-educated citizens seem pretty pleased.
Fortune Cookies Not Found in China?
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4 Comments:
I love this video! I remember my college roommates being surprised I didn't know what chop suey or duck sauce was even though I'm Chinese. It was a challenge explaining that perhaps their idea of Chinese food was really Chinese-American food. I don't think they believed me. I think they just felt sorry for me and thought I was really missing out.
JustNancy at 4:54PM on 08/28/08
Wait, they thought you were just deprived or something? Like those items were actually in Chinese cuisine, but your parents never let you have them?
wunami at 12:27AM on 08/29/08
@wunami: Ha, yeah I think so. It all started when we ordered Chinese take-out and I watched them sprinkle the contents of a wax paper packet of "chow mein" onto a transluscent, goopy slurry of vegetables. Then, a packet of soy sauce was poured over that. I was amazed.
JustNancy at 10:30AM on 08/29/08
None of my Chinese friends in Beijing have tried fortune cookies. And when one of my Chinese-American friends was married her, she had to contact friends stateside about getting them to hand-carry in fortune cookies for the ceremony.
Cheers, boyce
boyce at 6:02AM on 02/14/09