fortune cookie
noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement
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Become a regular, and the fortune cookie at the end of your meal might have a personalized message inside.
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Nicola Chilton, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
One of the interesting parts of Chang’s book is his first encounters with life in the U.S., including his amazement at so many offerings in supermarkets, his accidental visit to a gay bar, and the inclusion of fortune cookies in Chinese restaurant meals, unheard of in his native country.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
Her dishes can appear sculptural — tall peaks of radicchio jutting from a salad or long-stemmed flowers sprouting from a cake — while her signature dumplings and fortune cookies weave psychedelic colorways into the dough.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
And of course, our meal ended with a fortune cookie.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nicola Chilton, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
One of the interesting parts of Chang’s book is his first encounters with life in the U.S., including his amazement at so many offerings in supermarkets, his accidental visit to a gay bar, and the inclusion of fortune cookies in Chinese restaurant meals, unheard of in his native country.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
Her dishes can appear sculptural — tall peaks of radicchio jutting from a salad or long-stemmed flowers sprouting from a cake — while her signature dumplings and fortune cookies weave psychedelic colorways into the dough.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
And of course, our meal ended with a fortune cookie.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Fortune cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortune%20cookie. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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