Why Samosa is Banned in Somalia: There is a special dish preferred as a snack in our country – Samosa (Samosa New Version). It is liked as street food in every corner of the country. If samosa is available at a cart, it is available for 5-10 rupees, but when the same samosa reaches the more expensive shops, its color changes. Not only this, the samosa on which we spend our lives, there is also a country where the same samosa has been subjected to a ban.
Samosas are very much liked by people in many other countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. If we Indians like any snack the most with tea, then it is samosa. Crispy samosas are useful everywhere, whether to serve the guests or to make arrangements for small appetite. Although there is a country in the world where samosas are completely banned, people are even punished for eating or making them.
The triangular shape of the samosa is a ‘problem’.
While Indian samosas are being liked even in European countries, there is a ban on eating samosas in the African country Somalia. People are also punished for making, buying and eating samosas in this country. The reason for this is the triangular shape of the samosa. An extremist group in Somalia believes that the triangular shape of the samosa resembles a symbol of the Christian community. This is the reason why samosas have been banned in Somalia. The condition is that there is a provision of punishment for making, buying and eating samosas in Somalia. It has also been said in many reports that samosas were banned due to the filling of rotten meat.
Where did samosa come from?
According to the information, the Arab traders who came from Central Asia around the 10th century brought the samosa recipe with them. It is mentioned in the books written in the tenth century. Iranian historian Abolfaji Behaki mentioned this in “Tarikh e Behaki”. Samosa is believed to have originated in Egypt. From there it reached Libya. Then Middle East. It was very popular in Iran till the 16th century, but then it went on shrinking. According to Amir Khusro, it was the favorite dish of the Mughal court in the 13th century. Although our potato samosas were made in the 16th century, when the Portuguese brought potatoes to India.
First read breaking news in Hindi News18 Hindi| Read today’s latest news, live news updates, most reliable Hindi news website News18 Hindi.
Tags: Ajab Gajab, amazing facts, Weird news
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 12, 2022, 15:24 IST
