2008年2月2日土曜日

Just for Fun: Japanese or Chinese Food?

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Japanese Cuisine Trivia

Have you ever tasted gyoza? (a dumpling, sometimes called pot sticker in English)
How about ramen? (home-made, instant, or cup noodle type)
Sushi?
Cha-han? (fried rice)
Fortune cookies?

Except for the fortune cookies, all of these are super popular in Tokyo and probably in Japanese restaurants overseas. Can you guess which ones are really Chinese, and which ones are truly Japanese?

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and the answer is

... only sushi is a Japanese original.

Fortune cookies are ALMOST a Japanese original. Surprise!

According to The Japan Times, the first fortune cookies as we know them were produced by a Japanese restaurant in America and sold as a Chinese food.

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