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[โ€“] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They're actually an American invention

[โ€“] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Pretty interesting history, actually. They were more or less brought over from Japan by Japanese immigrants, but adapted to American tastes and ingredients (sweeter, and wheat rather than rice -- the Japanese ones are more like rice crackers). During Japanese Internment, production was taken over by Chinese immigrants and they've been associated with Chinese-American food ever since.