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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1002540.The_Fortune_Cookie_Chronicles_Adventures_in_the_World_of_Chinese_Food?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1180133477m/1002540.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1002540.The_Fortune_Cookie_Chronicles_Adventures_in_the_World_of_Chinese_Food?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/503667.Jennifer_8_Lee">Jennifer 8 Lee</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16656454?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/> <br/> The Fortune Cookie Chronicles is an excellent look at how Chinese food became one of the most All American cuisines ever. Jennifer 8. Lee covers the whole cultural & social spectrum of Chinese American food,from the origins of chop suey and General Tso's chicken to the unique cardboard containers it comes in(which are seen as souvenirs of the US) down to how folks emigrate thousands of miles to America for the chance to better their lives working in Chinese take-outs across the country. <br/> <br/> You'll never casually order your favorite take out in the same way again after reading this interesting and insightful book. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/952054?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>