Editing Samosa (section)

{{Short description|Deep-fried pastry snack}}
{{distinguish|Samoa|Samsa (disambiguation){{!}}Samsa}}
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{{Infobox food
| name = Samosa(s)
| image = Samosa-and-Chatni.jpg
| image_size = 280px
| caption = Samosas with [[chutney]] in 
| type = Savoury pastry
| alternate_name = sambusa, samusa,<ref>{{cite OED2|samosa}}</ref> siṅgaṛā/siṅāṛā, samose
| country = 
| region = [[West Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[Central Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]]
| course = [[Entrée]], [[side dish]], [[snack]]
| served = Hot
| main_ingredient = Flour, vegetables (e.g. potatoes, onions, peas, lentils), spices, chili peppers, mince, and cheese
| variations = 
| place_of_origin = Middle East
}}

A '''samosa''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|m|oʊ|s|ə}}) ({{pronunciation|Samosa.ogg|listen|help=no}}) ( [[Persian language|Persian]]: سمبوسه) is a fried [[South Asian]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samosa {{!}} Description, Origin, Indian, & Pastry {{!}} Britannica. International Samosa day was founded by Amarjeet Reehal and Ali Rafiq who both hoped the day would bring peace, joy and integration at the workplace. The main aim |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/samosa |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=www.britannica.com |archive-date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904031849/https://www.britannica.com/topic/samosa |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[West Asia]]n snack. It is a [[pastry]] with a savory filling that mostly consists of [[vegetables]] like spiced [[potatoes]], [[onion]]s, and [[peas]], but can also include [[meat]] or [[Fish as food|fish]], or even [[cheese]]. Its name originates from the Persian word sambosag (''سنبوسگ'') (meaning 'triangular pastry'). It is made in different shapes, including triangular, cone, or crescent, depending on the region.<ref name="OCF">{{cite book | first=Alan | last=Davidson | year=1999 | title=The Oxford Companion to Food | publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | isbn=0-19-211579-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RL6LAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA709 | access-date=29 February 2020 | archive-date=4 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904032000/https://books.google.com/books?id=RL6LAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA709#v=onepage&q&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="KaminskyLong2011">{{cite book|author1=Arnold P. Kaminsky|author2=Roger D. Long|title=Middle East Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA151|access-date=22 April 2012|date=23 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-37462-3|page=151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527190502/http://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA151|archive-date=27 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Sa’adia|last=Reza|title=Food's Holy Triangle|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1157291/foods-holy-triangle|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|access-date=28 October 2018|date=18 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033941/https://www.dawn.com/news/1157291/foods-holy-triangle|archive-date=28 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Samosas are often accompanied by [[chutney]], and have origins in [[medieval]] times or earlier.<ref name="OCF"/> Sweet versions are also made. Samosas are a popular [[entrée]], [[appetizer]], or [[snack]] in the cuisines of [[Indian Cuisine|India]], [[South Asian cuisine|South Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[West Asia]], [[Central Asian cuisine|Central Asia]], [[Portugal]], [[East African cuisine|East Africa]] and their [[South Asian diaspora]]s.