Today's Fast

June 09, 2026
Apostles Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed

St Cyril of Alexandria; Ven. Kirill of Belozersk

St Cyril of Alexandria / Ven. Kirill of Belozersk / St Columba of Iona (597)

Troparion: St. John the Russian: Tone IV. The Lord, Who summoned thee forth from thine earthly captivity to the mansions of heaven, preserveth thy body intact and impar-teth to it the ability to heal, O right...
Hummus (حمص)
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Hummus (حمص)

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ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut
Georgian Fast With Oil

ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut

Slices of fried eggplant rolled around a walnut-garlic paste and jeweled with pomegranate seeds. This is one of the m...

მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali
Georgian Fast With Oil

მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali

Pkhali is Georgia's answer to the question of how to make vegetables genuinely exciting. Green beans are blended with...

Chanakhi — Vegetable Clay Pot Stew
Georgian Fast With Oil

Chanakhi — Vegetable Clay Pot Stew

Chanakhi is a Georgian stew traditionally layered in a clay pot and slow-baked until everything collapses into a frag...

Red Curry with Mixed Vegetables and Tofu
Thai Fast With Oil

Red Curry with Mixed Vegetables and Tofu

Red curry is the everyday workhorse of Thai fasting cooking. It is faster than massaman, more versatile than panang, ...

Panang Curry with Seitan and Green Beans
Thai Fast With Oil

Panang Curry with Seitan and Green Beans

Panang curry is thicker and richer than its red and green cousins — less soupy, more like a thick, clinging sauce. Th...

Massaman Peanut Curry with Tofu and Potatoes
Thai Fast With Oil

Massaman Peanut Curry with Tofu and Potatoes

Massaman curry is the gentlest of the Thai curries — warm and fragrant rather than fiery, with cinnamon, cardamom, an...

Пинђур / Pindjur (Roasted Pepper and Eggplant Spread)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Пинђур / Pindjur (Roasted Pepper and Eggplant Spread)

Pindjur is ajvar's rougher, smokier cousin from southern Serbia and Macedonia. Where ajvar is mostly pepper, pindjur ...

Посна Погача / Posna Pogača (Fasting Bread)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Посна Погача / Posna Pogača (Fasting Bread)

Pogača is the everyday bread of Serbia — round, golden, slightly denser than Western bread, and torn apart by hand at...

Српска Салата / Srpska Salata (Serbian Salad)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Српска Салата / Srpska Salata (Serbian Salad)

Serbian salad is not a composed, artistic arrangement. It is a rough chop of whatever ripe vegetables are at hand — t...

Паприкаш од Гљива / Paprikaš od Gljiva (Mushroom Paprikash)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Паприкаш од Гљива / Paprikaš od Gljiva (Mushroom Paprikash)

Paprikash is normally a rich meat stew bound with sour cream. The fasting version swaps meat for mushrooms and thicke...

Посна Пита / Posna Pita (Fasting Phyllo Pie)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Посна Пита / Posna Pita (Fasting Phyllo Pie)

Pita (pie) is a daily staple across the Balkans. The regular version uses eggs, cheese, and sometimes milk-soaked phy...

Ђувеч / Djuvec (Vegetable Rice Casserole)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Ђувеч / Djuvec (Vegetable Rice Casserole)

Djuvec is the Balkan answer to the question "what do you do with all these peppers and tomatoes?" Rice baked slowly w...

Пасуљ / Pasulj (Serbian Bean Soup)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Пасуљ / Pasulj (Serbian Bean Soup)

If prebranac is the king of Serbian fasting, pasulj is the daily bread. This thick white bean soup is eaten year-roun...

Ајвар / Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper Spread)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Ајвар / Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper Spread)

Ajvar is not just a recipe. It is a Serbian institution. Every autumn, when the red peppers come in, entire families ...

Посна Сарма / Posna Sarma (Fasting Stuffed Cabbage)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Посна Сарма / Posna Sarma (Fasting Stuffed Cabbage)

Sarma is the great celebratory dish of Serbia — normally made with meat and pork fat. During fasting, the filling bec...

Пребранац / Prebranac (Serbian Baked Beans)
Serbian Fast With Oil

Пребранац / Prebranac (Serbian Baked Beans)

The national fasting dish of Serbia, full stop. Prebranac is white beans slow-baked with caramelized onions and papri...

Рассольник Постный — Fasting Pickle Soup
Russian Fast With Oil

Рассольник Постный — Fasting Pickle Soup

Рассольник gets its name from рассол — pickle brine — and that sour, salty tang is what makes this soup completely ad...

Постные Пирожки с Капустой — Fasting Cabbage Pies
Russian Fast With Oil

Постные Пирожки с Капустой — Fasting Cabbage Pies

These small hand pies filled with braised cabbage are the pride of Russian fasting baking. The dough uses no eggs, no...

Картошка с Грибами — Potatoes with Mushrooms
Russian Fast With Oil

Картошка с Грибами — Potatoes with Mushrooms

There is nothing fancy about жареная картошка с грибами, and that is entirely the point. Pan-fried potatoes with mush...

Гороховый Суп — Split Pea Soup
Russian Fast With Oil

Гороховый Суп — Split Pea Soup

Thick, golden, and almost absurdly filling, гороховый суп is the heavyweight champion of Russian fasting soups. Split...

Постный Борщ — Fasting Borscht
Russian Fast With Oil

Постный Борщ — Fasting Borscht

Fasting borscht is not a lesser version of the meat original — it is its own magnificent dish, and in many Russian an...

Винегрет — Russian Beet and Vegetable Salad
Russian Fast With Oil

Винегрет — Russian Beet and Vegetable Salad

Винегрет is Russia's most beloved cold salad, and it happens to be naturally fasting-compatible. The combination of e...

Гречневая Каша с Грибами — Buckwheat with Mushrooms
Russian Fast With Oil

Гречневая Каша с Грибами — Buckwheat with Mushrooms

Buckwheat is practically a national staple in Russia and one of the best fasting grains — nutty, filling, and natural...

Грибной Суп с Перловкой — Mushroom Barley Soup
Russian Fast With Oil

Грибной Суп с Перловкой — Mushroom Barley Soup

Dried forest mushrooms give this soup an almost meaty intensity that fresh mushrooms cannot match. Paired with pearl ...

Постные Щи — Fasting Cabbage Soup
Russian Fast With Oil

Постные Щи — Fasting Cabbage Soup

A cornerstone of Russian fasting cuisine for centuries, щи (shchi) built on sauerkraut is the most satisfying bowl of...

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