Episode 32 - Fortune Cookies and the Order That Solved the Murder
Fortune cookies aren’t actually Chinese — and their history connects immigration, war, restaurant culture, and one devastating murder investigation in Queens.
In this episode of True Crime Culinary, Leah traces the surprising origins of fortune cookies from Japanese tea gardens to Chinese takeout counters across America. Along the way, she explores how World War II and the internment of Japanese Americans reshaped restaurant culture in the United States, how fortune cookies became mass produced, and how a Chinese food delivery order helped investigators solve the 2000 murder of restaurant…
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