Although we may think that the samosa is truly native to India, the “sanbosag” as it was first known, can actually trace its origin to 1oth century Persia. Functioning as the Clif Bar of its times, these simple dough pockets filled with vegetables or meat, sustained traders for days while making the journey between Central and South Asia on the Khyber Pass . Virtually every culture has it’s own variation of this food form. The Portuguese empanada, the Italian calzone, the Russian pirozhki, the German strudel, the Jewish knish, and of course let us not forget the delectable American Hot Pocket…
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