Wikipedia states it like this: "The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century, basing their recipe on a traditional Japanese cracker. Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately ... consumed by Americans."
I understand what you mean, but in my defense, as explained in an earlier comment, fortune cookies did originate in Japan, even though the ones we know developed in California. The other meme had a poor choice of words, I'll admit that. I'll try to do better in the future :)
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