How Do You Eat a Fortune Cookie?

I am not a superstitious person.

That said, there are certain things I do just for fun. I know they don’t mean anything, but I enjoy doing them anyway. The process of eating a fortune cookie is one of them.

Here’s how I do it:

  1. I break the fortune cookie in half and pull it apart.
  2. I set aside the half that retains the fortune and eat the other half.
  3. I then read the fortune. If I like it, I eat the remaining half. If not, I discard it.

I mentioned this to Megan, and she asked, “Do you ever not eat the second half?” I’m pretty sure the answer is no, partially because (a) I don’t think they print bad fortunes and (b) I don’t believe in these fortunes actually meaning anything.

But it’s a fun little thing, so I do it anyway.

How do you eat a fortune cookie? No judgment if your beliefs are different than mine.

4 thoughts on “How Do You Eat a Fortune Cookie?”

  1. Once upon a time someone told me that you need to eat the entire fortune cookie before reading the fortune or it won’t come true.

    Also add the phrase “with a lizard.” To the end of the fortune…. or the adult version, add the phrase “in bed” to the end of the fortune.

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  2. I eat the entire cookie before looking at the fortune, making sure to completely chew and swallow it first. Otherwise, it feels like I’m just using the cookie to get to the fortune, which is not only rude, but the cookie knows I’m using it and will give me a poor fortune as a result.

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  3. Not really a fan of Chinese food, but the family is. One evening, at a Chinese restaurant finishing off my hamburger from the ‘American Food’ section of the menu, I opened up a fortune cookie that said “You love Chinese food’. I haven’t bothered having fortune cookie since.

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