Today's Fast

April 10, 2026
Lenten Fast — Strict Fast

Great and Holy Friday

Ven. Hilarion the New / Repose of Gerontissa Gavrilia (1992) (March 15 OC)

Troparion: Tone 1. When you were crucified, O Christ, the tyranny of the enemy was destroyed, his power trampled underfoot; for it was not an Angel, not a human, but you, the Lord himself, who saved us. Glory...
Ткемали (Tkemali — Georgian Sour Plum Sauce)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Ткемали (Tkemali — Georgian Sour Plum Sauce)

Tkemali is to Georgian cooking what ketchup is to American cooking, except that it is vastly more interesting and has...

Грузинский фасолевый суп (Georgian Bean Soup with Herbs and Adjika)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Грузинский фасолевый суп (Georgian Bean Soup with Herbs and Adjika)

This is a thick, warming bean soup built on the Georgian flavor foundations: cilantro, garlic, blue fenugreek, and a ...

Жареные баклажаны с ореховым соусом (Fried Eggplant with Bazhe Walnut Sauce)
Georgian Fast With Oil

Жареные баклажаны с ореховым соусом (Fried Eggplant with Bazhe Walnut Sauce)

Bazhe is the great white walnut sauce of Georgian cuisine — silky, garlicky, sharpened with vinegar, and poured gener...

Пхали из свёклы (Beet Pkhali)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Пхали из свёклы (Beet Pkhali)

Beet pkhali is the ruby-red jewel of the Georgian fasting table. The technique is identical to spinach pkhali — cooke...

Georgian
Georgian Fast With Oil

Постное Харчо (Fasting Kharcho Soup)

Traditional kharcho is a beef soup. The fasting version drops the meat and compensates with an abundance of walnuts, ...

Лобио с грецкими орехами (Lobio Salad with Walnuts)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Лобио с грецкими орехами (Lobio Salad with Walnuts)

If hot lobio is winter comfort, this cold version is the dish you want on a warm spring fasting day. Cooked kidney be...

Georgian
Georgian Fast With Oil

Аджапсандали (Ajapsandali — Georgian Vegetable Stew)

Ajapsandali is Georgia's answer to ratatouille, and it wins the argument. Where the French version aims for delicacy,...

Georgian
Georgian Fast With Oil

Бадриджани (Badrijani — Eggplant with Walnut Paste)

Badrijani nigvzit — eggplant rolls stuffed with spiced walnut paste — is the dish that people who have visited Georgi...

Пхали из шпината (Spinach Pkhali)
Georgian Fast Without Oil

Пхали из шпината (Spinach Pkhali)

Pkhali is one of the great techniques of Georgian cuisine: cooked vegetables bound with a dense, garlicky walnut past...

Georgian
Georgian Fast With Oil

Лобио (Lobio — Spiced Kidney Bean Stew)

Lobio is the beating heart of the Georgian fasting table. The word simply means "beans," but the dish itself is anyth...

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