From DiscoverNikkei.org
Fortune cookies
Despite the popular perception that fortune cookies are a Chinese (or Chinese American) invention, research in Japan and the United States strongly indicates that the modern fortune cookie is a Japanese American adaptation of a traditional Japanese sweet, tsujiura senbei ("fortune cracker"). Its first appearances in the United States occur in the early 20th century in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- Gary Ono, "Japanese American Fortune Cookie: A Taste of Fame or Fortune". (Discover Nikkei)
- Gary Ono, a descendant of the founder of Benkyodo Company, one of first Japanese confectioners in San Francisco, writes about his research into the history of the fortune cookie. He has also contributed documentation of the kata (griddles) and production methods to Nikkei Album.
- Jennifer 8. Lee, "Fortune Cookies really are from Japan". Posted to The Fortune Cookie Chronicles (blog), January 16, 2008.
- Lee, a reporter for the New York Times, describes the historical evidence indicating that the fortune cookie derived from Japanese models. Her blog is the precursor to a book of the same title, published in February 2008.
- Jennifer 8. Lee, "Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie". New York Times (January 16, 2008).
- Includes audio, video, and graphics related to the history and production of fortune cookies.
- Fortune Cookies: The authentic Japanese-American Chinese treat (Joe Kissel's Interesting Thing of the Day site, October 3, 2004)