. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com .
Fortune Cookie, Made in USA. It’s fascinating that this delicious snack was created in SF by Hagiwara (designer of the Japanese Tea Garden), inspired by the Shinto temple treats overseas. With the invention of the fortune cookie folding machine in Oakland by Asian-American and Berkeley grad, Shuck Yee, in 1973, this yummy treat was mass-marketed and now celebrated globally. Though it has been associated with Asian cultures, it’s purely an Asian-American invention, just like the interesting lamp decor of SF Chinatown.