🥟 Samosa

🥔 Description: A crispy, deep-fried pastry with a spiced potato and pea filling, samosa is India’s most recognizable snack. The triangular parcels are served hot with mint chutney or tamarind sauce, and sometimes filled with meat, lentils, or even noodles in modern versions.

Perfect for teatime, weddings, or roadside cravings, samosas are found from Delhi to Dubai, and from London to Limassol.

📍 Origin: Middle Eastern roots, popularized in North India

🍽️ Variants: Punjabi samosa, cocktail samosa, cheese samosa

🧳 Trivia: In medieval India, they were called “sambusak” and served to royalty with nuts and dry fruits.

Cypriot Parallel: Similar to bourekiain shape and concept, though samosas are spicier and filled with savoury curried mash instead of cheese or sweet cream.

👉 Crunch into India’s favourite triangular treat!