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Samsa

Uzbek somsas
Alternative names	Samsy, Somsa
Place of origin	Central Asia
Associated cuisine	Kazakh Kyrgyz Persian Tajik Turkish Turkmen Uyghur Uzbek
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Samsa (Kazakh: Samsa, Kyrgyz: самса, Uyghur: سامسا, Uzbek: сомса, somsa, Turkmen: somsa, Turkish: Sambusek, Tajik: самбӯса, romanized: sambüsa, Persian: سمبوسه) from the Persian "Samosa" is a savoury pastry in Central Asian cuisines. It represents a bun stuffed with meat and sometimes with vegetables.

In the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Iran, as well as in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, samsas are almost always baked. In contrast to South Asian samosas they are rarely fried. The traditional samsa is often baked in the tandoor, which is a special clay oven. The dough can be a simple bread dough or a layered pastry dough. The most common filling for traditional samsa is a mixture of minced lamb and onions, but chicken, minced beef and cheese varieties are also quite common from street vendors. Samsas with other fillings, such as potato or pumpkin (usually only when in season), can also be found.

In Central Asia, samsas are often sold on the streets as a hot snack. They are sold at kiosks, where only samsas are made, or alternatively, at kiosks where other fast foods (such as hamburgers) are sold. Many grocery stores also buy samsas from suppliers and resell them.

Some related or similar dishes include the deep fried Indian snack with a similar name, the samosa.

In Tajik cuisine, Sambusa-i varaki are meat-filled pastries, usually triangle-shaped. The filling can be made with ground beef (or the more traditional mutton mixed with tail fat) and then onions, spices, cumin seeds and other seasonings before being baked in a tandyr.

Gallery

• Samsa preparation in a tandoor
• Uyghur-style samsas
• Samsa in Kyrgyzstan
• Samsa in a cafe in Russia
• A Turkmen samsa

See also

• Chebureki
• Empanada
• Kibinai
• Meat pie
• Mince pie
• Öçpoçmaq
• Pasty
• Speķrauši
• Turnover
• List of stuffed dishes

References

1. ^ Albala, Ken, ed. (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-313-37626-9. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. ^ "Samsa: Baked Meat Buns". silkroadchef.com. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
3. "Sambusa baraki". Taste Atlas. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

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