Fortune cookies, a Chinese restaurant staple in the U.S., aren't widely served in China. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Depending on who’s counting, the U.S ...

Westside Los Angeles has historically been a Chinese food desert. But now Asian American Angelenos are eagerly anticipating the opening of a 99 Ranch in Westwood.

When Wei moved to Hong Kong from the U.S. and began covering more Chinese cuisine and, occasionally, politics, it dawned on her that Taiwanese and Chinese foods were distinct from each other.