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Trail Mix for Fasting Days
This is the most portable and calorie-dense xerophagy food you can prepare. A bag of this in your pocket gets you thr...
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Today's Fast
August 08, 2026
No Fast — Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed
Repose of St Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Peoples of Alaska
Holy Hieromartyrs Hermolaus (305), Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia / Holy Righteous Martyr Paraskeve (140)
Troparion: Holy Hieromartyr Hermolaus & Those With Him: Tone IV. In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the...
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Monastery Bread with Olives and Raw Tomatoes
This is the quintessential xerophagy meal — the one that monks on Mount Athos and in monasteries across the Orthodox ...
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Fast With Oil
Cajun-Style Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
Gumbo is Louisiana's defining dish, and this version proves that fasting food can be as bold and layered as anything ...
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Indian Aloo Gobi (Potato Cauliflower Curry)
Aloo gobi is the dish that proves potatoes and cauliflower are not boring — they just need to be treated properly. Co...
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Moroccan Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine
A Moroccan tagine is less a recipe than a method — vegetables, legumes, and dried fruits slow-simmered in a spiced, a...
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Italian Ribollita (Tuscan Bread and Bean Soup)
Ribollita means "reboiled" — this is a Tuscan soup that was originally made by reheating leftover minestrone with sta...
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Shrimp and Grits
Shrimp and grits is a cornerstone of Southern American cooking, and it is one of the finest fasting meals available —...
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Japanese Edamame and Sesame Rice Bowl
This is a quiet, clean bowl of food — the kind of thing Japanese home cooks throw together when they want something n...
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Mexican Pozole Verde with Hominy and Pepitas
Pozole is one of Mexico's most ancient dishes — a ceremonial soup built around hominy, the giant kernels of nixtamali...
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Korean Bibimbap (Fasting Version)
Bibimbap means "mixed rice," and it is one of the most visually stunning meals you can make — a bowl of rice topped w...
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Jamaican Rice and Peas
Jamaican rice and peas is one of the Caribbean's greatest contributions to the world's table — long-grain rice cooked...
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Ethiopian Misir Wot (Spiced Red Lentil Stew with Berbere)
Misir wot is Ethiopia's definitive fasting dish — fiery red lentils stewed in a sauce built on berbere spice and cara...
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Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Bean Soup)
Pasta e fagioli is Italian peasant food at its most perfect — pasta and beans in a thick, savory tomato broth. Every ...
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Japanese Miso Soup with Tofu and Seaweed
Miso soup is one of the simplest and most nourishing fasting meals in existence — fermented soybean paste dissolved i...
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Black Bean Tacos with Avocado and Lime
Black bean tacos are the proof that fasting food does not need to be Eastern European or Mediterranean to work. These...
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Dal Tadka (Red Lentil Dal with Tempered Spices)
Dal tadka is the backbone of Indian home cooking — red lentils simmered to a silky porridge, then hit with a sizzling...
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Chana Masala (Indian Chickpea Curry)
Chana masala is the undisputed king of Indian street food, and it happens to be one of the most protein-dense fasting...
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Chickpea and Spinach Soup with Lemon
This is a one-pot soup that comes together in thirty minutes and provides everything you need on a no-oil fasting day...
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Pasta with Oil-Free Marinara
Marinara sauce does not need oil. Tomatoes contain enough natural sugars and acids to build a sauce entirely on their...
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Mussels Steamed in Garlic Herb Broth
The classic preparation steams mussels in white wine, but wine is not permitted on no-oil fasting days. The solution ...
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Coconut Milk Dal
The genius of this dal is that coconut milk provides all the richness you would normally get from ghee or oil. The fa...
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Fast With Fish
Bouillabaisse (Provençal Fish Stew)
Bouillabaisse is the great fish stew of Marseille — a saffron-scented broth teeming with multiple types of fish and s...
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Tuna Poke Bowl
Poke is Hawaii's gift to the world — cubes of raw tuna tossed in soy sauce, sesame oil, and chili, served over rice w...
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Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
Shrimp scampi is one of the fastest luxury meals you can make — large shrimp sautéed in a flood of garlic, white wine...
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Fish and Chips (Beer-Battered Cod, Fasting-Style)
Fish and chips is the ultimate fish-day comfort food — a thick fillet of cod in a shatteringly crisp beer batter, ser...
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