UK celebrates the first national week of the Samsa
Somsa – in Turkmen national cuisine, samsa - in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, sambusa – in Tajkistan, samosa - in India and Pakistan...However, the list is probably endless. The main thing is not the name, but the content – one who at least once testes this masterpiece of culinary art will keep for a long time in the memory the aroma and delicious taste of crispy dough and tender of juicy chopped meat.
Probably due to the simplicity of the recipe and its satiety, these original triangles with meat (and even now vegetarian stuffing) confidently make their way in the kitchens of the peoples, not of Asian latitudes.
Thus, in the British town of Leicester, the organizer of restaurant contests "Leicester Curry Awards" have announced today the start of celebration of the first national week of samsa in Great Britain.
The idea picked up by five more cities - Birmingham, Manchester, Coventry, Nottinghamshire and Radlett. The campaign will include a range of activities with participation of local restaurants and cafes that specialize in Asian cuisine.
Along with the mass sale of samsa, head-cooks will compete in the preparation of the most delicious samsa, and ordinary citizens will be invited to participate in the competition "Man vs. Samsa." The winner will be those who eat the most number of samosa in ten minutes.
The proceeds from the campaign will be allocated for charitable purposes.
Historical origin of the samosa is linked with ancient Persia, from where Central Asian traders along the roads of the Great silk road delivered delicious pastry snack to various destinations.
The dish is also mentioned in manuscripts of the XIV century, for example, in the works of the Moroccan merchant and scientist Ibn Battuta and Indian poet Amir Khusrow.
