Where Samosas Are Off The Menu: Know The Country That Banned India’s Favourite Snack

Samosa Ban:  Indian cuisines are world famous for their rich flavours and spices. It seems unusual that there is a nation that has banned one of India’s famous snacks, which is the Samosa. Samosa are also sometimes known as a fried stuffed pastry in English. This mouthwatering Indian snack is golden in colour and has a crunchy exterior with hot potato filling. These Samosas are never off the menu in India, from streetside stalls of Delhi to fancy restaurants of Mumbai, they are most popular across the nation of billions and beyond. However, somehow in this one country, Samosa is banned. Do you know which country that is? Let’s find out and know why.

In Which Country Is Samosa Banned?

In Somalia, samosa is banned, according to the World Population Review Report. Yes, you read that right, the East African country banned samosas for a surprising reason. It happened during 2010-2011, when the Al-Shabaab militant Islamist group, which held a portion of Somalia at that time, found the samosa ‘offensive’ and not Islamic. The group’s stance was that the triangular shape of the samosa somehow carries the resemblance to the Christian symbol, the Holy Trinity. As strange as it sounds, this resulted in a total prohibition of the Samosa where they were in power.

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Somali shopkeepers and families found selling or preparing samosas were subject to severe punishment at the time. The prohibition outraged and amused people on global forums for obvious reasons, and the main reason for highlighting this absurdity because this whole thing criminalised a food so beloved not just in India, but across the globe.

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