The Fortune Cookie

Last night I ordered Beef and Broccoli and my fortune was:

"Trust others but keep your eyes open."
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The Fortune Cookie is one of my favorite cookies. I know it's hard to believe with all those other ones out there. Oreos, Chips Ahoy, ect... I find them all too sweet; the fortune cookie is simple, classic and fun. Ironically fortune cookies are not served in China. They're served in Chinese restaurants and have been catered towards other cultures and countries; primarily Americans.

The fortune cookie's message is generic, it can be applied to any situation, or person. (It's the same as horoscopes to me.) Except, for the most part every fortune (Depending on where you get it from.) will teach you something. Everyone I've gotten has had a lesson, or a word of wisdom in Chinese.

Although the true origin is not internally clear or documented it's been suggested that the fortunes are based from おみくじor Omikuji in Romanji. Omikuji　are Japanese good luck fortunes; which are often written on at shrines and temples with a small donation.

The majority of the population consider fortune cookies to be cheap and insignificant. Winning a lottery based on a fortune is pretty slim considering the chances, but it has happened. The numbers on the back of the fortune are considered "lucky numbers" for the lottery or a game.

Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Egg, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Artificial Flavor, FD&C Yellow #5 and #6.
(FYI: The ingredient that is listed first is the largest portion in the food.)

Sources: Fortune Cookie, Omikuji.