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World Samosa Day 2023: Whether it is a house party or when hunger strikes, most of us love to enjoy a cup of our favourite tea or coffee along with piping hot samosa. Samosa is one of the most relished snacks across the globe and leaves us drooling and wanting more. Every year, the special occasion of World Samosa Day is observed to celebrate this popular snack across the globe.

Preparing samosas is quite simple and requires minimal effort. They are made with dough, rich in potato filling and crispy outside layers make it a delectable delicacy. As September 5 marks the celebration of World Samosa Day, here are some surprising facts about this snack that will leave you surprised.

Facts About Samosa

- Samosas are not Indian-originated snacks. They are possibly from the Middle East before the 10th century.

- It was originally named samsa, after the pyramids in Central Asia.

- Originally named Samsa, samosa draws its origin from the Iranian plateau in the Middle East before the 10th century. It travelled to Egypt, Libya, and Central Asia as well, where it’s referred to as Sanbusak, Sanbusaq, or even Sanbusaj, all deriving from the Persian word, Sanbosag.

- Samsa, somsa, sambosa, somasi, samoosa, sambosak, sambusa, singada, samuza, and somas are a few names of samosa.

- For all those who are thinking that this is a very fatty snack, then let us get this clear. If made with good quality ingredients, Samosa has around 300 calories and just less than 20 grams of fat and over 30 grams of carbohydrates.

- In 1334, the renowned traveller Ibn Battuta wrote about the samosa: “minced meat cooked with almonds, pistachios, onions and spices placed inside a thin envelope of wheat and deep-fried in ghee”. The samosa obtained a royal stamp with its inclusion in the Ain-i-Akbari which declared that among dishes cooked with wheat, there is the qutab, “which the people of Hind called the sanbusa”.

- In some places Samosa is served with Chola, in states like Maharashtra, you can get Samosa Pav as well. In the Turkish-speaking nations where it is called Samsa (& variants), it is made both in half-moon shapes and triangles.

- Vegetable samosas are the most common kind of Samosa eaten around the world.

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