Which country does the word samosa come from?

Answer 1

According to the Food Lover's Companion, samosas are "fried, triangular pastries that may be filled with vegetables or meat or a combination of both."

The samosa is of Indian origin; therefore the country where you're likely to be served one is... in India. In addition, samosas are also very popular in South Africa, which has a large Indian population.

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Answer 2

Ancient Arab cookery books of the 10th to 13th centuries refer to the pastries as 'sanbusak', 'sanbusaq' or 'sanbusaj', which originated from the Persian word, 'sanbosag'. In 1334, Ibn Battuta, a traveler, described the 'sanbusak' as minced meat cooked with almonds, pistachios, onions and spices, placed inside a thin envelope of wheat and deep-fried in ghee. The well-known poet of Delhi royalty Amir Khusrao, observed that the royalty relished samosas cooked with meat, ghee and onions. The Ain-i-Akbari also declared the samosa as a favourite snack.

Answer 3

From Hindi, a triangular pastry case containing spiced vegetables or meat and served fried