EPICANTHUS

As the century of the China dawns, real Chinese encounter the fakery that has been passed off as Chinese culture in the West. Whether it be chop suey or the mythical New York egg roll, this eye-opening YouTube vid of Chinese examining “Chinese fortune cookies” for the first time is as revelatory as it is amusing. Read the original journalism filed by Jennifer 8. Lee is the Aug. 26 Diner’s Journal blog in The New York Times.