Don’t forget to celebrate World Samosa Day

If you love samosas like I do, you'll be glad to know that World Samosa Day is just around the corner.

- Melvin Durai

Every year on 5 September, samosa-lovers get together to enjoy the world’s greatest snack and introduce it to people who've never had it before. World Samosa Day was started in 2017 and the number of people celebrating this special day has grown from two in 2017 to seven in 2024. That’s a whopping 250 per cent growth!

Actually, I do not know how many people celebrate World Samosa Day — it hasn’t been widely publicized — but samosas are extremely popular in some parts of the world, including South Asia and East Africa. Whenever my wife and I serve samosas at parties in our home, they disappear so fast that my wife has to set aside one for herself, otherwise she would have to steal one from the guy who has three on his plate, though she doesn’t consider it stealing to take food from a spouse.

In honor of World Samosa Day, I have decided to answer seven frequently asked questions about this delectable snack.

1. What exactly is a samosa?