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a triangle of dough engineered to hold the most flavor possible in one fist
means a fried or baked pastry, usually triangular, stuffed with spiced potatoes, peas, meat, or other fillings, popular across South Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.
from From Hindi/Urdu 'samosa', borrowed from Persian 'sanbosag' (a name for a similar stuffed pastry). The dish and its name traveled the medieval trade and Mughal routes from Central Asia and the Middle East into the Indian subcontinent, picking up regional cousins along the way — Arabic 'sambusak', and various spellings scattered wherever the pastry went.
- ancient origin
- Traced to 10th-century Middle East before conquering South Asia
- royal cred
- Served in Delhi sultanate courts as elite fare
- smuggled crime
- Somalia banned it in 2011 over jihadist symbolism claims
- shape obsession
- Three corners said to echo a pyramid's geometry
- global spread
- Sambusa, samboosak, sambusak across dozens of cuisines
jigsaw samosa — puzzle-shaped samosa created by chef gaggan anand in bangkok, thailand
cornish pasty vs samosa — legal dispute in 2009 uk parliament over whether samosa filling qualified for cornish pasty protected status
samosa fest delhi — annual competition in new delhi where vendors compete for best samosa, drawing thousands annually