Tsujiura

<i>Tsujiura</i>

Tsujiura (Japanese: 辻占) are notes used in Japan in conjunction with rice crackers called senbei in a similar way to fortune cookies.[1] Several publications make the claim that fortune cookies are derived from tsujiura senbei.[2][3][4]

Baking Japanese fortune cookies, Tsujiura Senbei in the Edo period (1603-1868). from a book written in 1878

References

  1. Lee, Jennifer (2008). The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. Grand Central Publishing. p. chapter 16. ISBN 9780446511704.
  2. Lee, Jennifer (January 16, 2008). "Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. Nagata, Erik. "A Brief History of The Fortune Cookie". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20.



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