This picture illustrates the two different shapes of samsa. It is more common to shape the samsa into a triangle. It is faster and easier to shape it into a circle around the filling, and roll under. Make sure to pinch the ends and cover with egg yolk so that it won’t open.
OCHEN VKUSNA!!
In Samarkand and Bukhara, I also would often find square ones. I’m surprised that they weren’t square in Navoi. After all, it’s between the other two. There, I always got really big triangular ones. How I miss them… A somsa with some Tobasco sauce made a wonderful daily lunch.
Comment by Nathan — May 4, 2007 @ 7:19 pm
Thank you for your comment!! I love it! I actually have a recipe which calls for a square shape. I will post and picture and recipe so that others can see what it looks like. Tobasco sauce? I will have to try that. I guess it is not as strange as me mixing kim chi and plov! (ochen vkusna!)
Comment by i — May 6, 2007 @ 12:37 pm