(NEXSTAR) – You might be forgiven if you thought the fortune cookie was created in China – after all, when was the last time your Chinese food order wasn’t accompanied by one of the crispy, golden ...

Ask your average American what associations they have with fortune cookies, and the predictable answer is that they’re the dessert that comes at the end of a meal at Chinese-American restaurants, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. fortune cookie on red cloth - Clandestini/Getty Images Although fortune cookies are nearly synonymous with Chinese restaurants, ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matt Williams, a cofounder of the fortune-cookie provider OpenFortune from New York. It has been edited for length and clarity. Our cofounder ...