After the second world war fortune cookies rapidly spread across western countries. It was the Chinese restaurant owners who brought it to the USA and other parts of the world.
But where does fortune cookies come from?
According to the legend the first cookies with messages inside them were made by Chinese who tried to trick Mongolese conquerors this way.
Other version says that the idea came from a Japanese restaurant owner who went to the USA. He paid respect to shintoist traditions.
Who knows which is true?
In any case you have the oppurtunity to read the message in the cookie. Just click on the image below!