Canadian influencer’s amazement at absence of fortune cookies in China restaurants triggers amusing online discussion about origins of snack
- Influencer unaware fortune cookies are foreign concept in China
- Shares revelation with followers, sparks lively debate about sweet snack
A Canadian influencer embarked on an enlightenment journey in China and ended up highlighting the fact that fortune cookies are almost impossible to find on the mainland.
The influencer, with an Instagram handle, tandon_rebecca, began her adventure in Shanghai in mid-January, sharing her experiences of the cultural surprises and delights that the city boasts.
She described how the journey she was making which she described had been on her bucket list since childhood.
In a video posted on February 8, she expressed her astonishment about the lack of fortune cookies.
This discovery prompted lively discussions among her international audience which consists of 40,000 followers on Instagram.
“Y’all want to know the wild thing I found out about China. We all know about the fortune cookies you get at a Chinese restaurant. It’s not a thing in China,” she says in a video.