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What is the origin of the fortune cookie? Los Angeles and San Francisco both lay claim to it. Chinese and Japanese restaurants both offer them. But is it only American after all? This hour we crack open the fortune cookie. Guest Jennifer Lee, author of "The Fortunate Cookie Chronicles" Erik S. Hagiwara-Nagata, great-great grandson of fortune cookie baker Baron Makoto Hagiwara Related Links Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie (New York Times) Erik S. Hagiwara-Nagata's homepage - www.hanascape.com San Francisco's Cliam To Fortune Fame The Fortunate Cookie Chronicles

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