San Francisco’s mock Court of Historical Review had a hearing on the origin of the fortune cookie. The challengers? Makoto Hagiwara of Golden Gate Park’s Japanese Tea Garden who created it as a Japanese dessert, and David Jung, founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company in 1918. During the proceedings, a fortune cookie was introduced as a key piece of evidence with a message reading, “S.F. Judge who rules for L.A. Not Very Smart Cookie”. A federal judge of the Court of Historical Review determined that the cookie originated with Hagiwara and the court ruled in favor of San Francisco. Subsequently, the city of Los Angeles condemned the decision.

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