Serbian
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Podvarak Posni — Fasting Sauerkraut Bake
Podvarak is Serbia's baked sauerkraut dish, traditionally made with pork. The fasting version leans into the sauerkra...
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Today's Fast
October 07, 2026
Fast — Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed
Holy New Martyrs of Alaska
Holy Protomartyr Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st c.) / St Stephen, First-crowned King of Serbia (Simon the Monk) (1224)
Troparion: Holy Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thecla: Tone IV. Taught by the words of Paul, O Thecla, bride of God,/ and confirmed through faith by Peter, O divinely called one,/ thou wast shown to be...
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Greek
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Fasting Recipes
Greek
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Φακές Σούπα / Fakes Soupa (Greek Lentil Soup)
If fassolada is the national dish, fakes is the monastery staple. Every monastery kitchen in Greece makes lentil soup...
General
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Sheet-Pan Salmon with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Herbs
One pan, thirty minutes, and nothing to wash but the pan. The chickpeas and tomatoes go in first and roast until the ...
Russian
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Постные Щи — Fasting Cabbage Soup
A cornerstone of Russian fasting cuisine for centuries, щи (shchi) built on sauerkraut is the most satisfying bowl of...
Other
Xerophagy
Ruisleipä — Finnish Karelian Sour Rye Rounds
The sourest rye bread in Europe. Finnish ruisleipä is a 100% rye sourdough shaped into flat discs with a hole in the ...
Russian
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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...
Other
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Nasi Goreng with Tofu and Sambal
Nasi goreng is Indonesia's national fried rice, and the fasting version loses nothing. Day-old rice is stir-fried har...
Greek
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Χόρτα / Horta (Boiled Wild Greens)
Horta is the simplest dish in this collection and, for many Greeks, the most essential. It is nothing more than boile...
Middle Eastern
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Baba Ghanoush (بابا غنوج) — Smoky Roasted Eggplant Dip
Baba ghanoush is the smoky, silky cousin of hummus — roasted eggplant mashed with tahini, lemon, and garlic into a di...
Thai
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Pad Kra Pao with Tofu (Thai Holy Basil Stir-Fry)
Pad kra pao is the most eaten dish in Thailand — the one every office worker orders from every street stall every day...
Serbian
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Pečene Paprike — Roasted Pepper Salad
Roasted red peppers dressed in garlic, vinegar, and oil are a fixture on every Serbian table during fasting and feast...
Other
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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...
Other
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Spanish Patatas Bravas with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Patatas bravas is the essential Spanish tapa — crispy fried potato cubes served with a bold, smoky-spicy tomato sauce...
Romanian
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Cozonac de Post — Fasting Sweet Bread
Cozonac is Romania's beloved holiday sweet bread, and the fasting version is a triumph of technique over restriction....
Middle Eastern
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Bissara — Moroccan Split Fava Bean Purée with Cumin Oil
Bissara is breakfast for working people across northern Morocco — a thick, velvety purée of dried split fava beans, s...
Other
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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...
Georgian
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ლობიოს სუპი ცისფერი ფერულათი — Bean Soup with Blue Fenugreek and Coriander
This is a Georgian bean soup built for a strict fast day, cooked entirely without oil and leaning on walnuts, herbs, ...
General
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Tuna and White Bean Salad with Red Onion, Lemon, and Parsley
Two cans and a lemon. This is the fasting lunch to keep in your head for the days when there is no time and no plan —...
Other
Xerophagy
Kapusta Kiszona z Kminkiem — Polish Sauerkraut with Caraway and Juniper
Polish sauerkraut is closer to the German style than the Russian — no carrots or berries — but with the distinctive a...
Other
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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 ...
General
Xerophagy
Overnight Soaked Buckwheat Bowl with Apple, Walnut, and Cinnamon
Raw buckwheat groats turn soft and pleasantly chewy after a night in cold water — no cooking, no oil, no heat. By mor...
Georgian
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ლობიანი მარხვისა — Lobiani Marhvisa (Fasting Georgian Bean Bread)
Every Orthodox tradition has a bread that does the work of a meal. In Georgia, that bread is lobiani — a round loaf s...
Middle Eastern
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Tabbouleh (تبولة)
Tabbouleh is a parsley salad with bulgur wheat, not a bulgur salad with parsley. This distinction matters enormously....
Romanian
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Kapusniak z Kvasoleyu — Ukrainian Sauerkraut and White Bean Soup
Kapusniak is the sour cabbage soup that holds the Ukrainian winter table together. The sourness of sauerkraut against...
Other
Xerophagy
Sprouted Lentil and Tomato Salad with Sumac and Mint
Sprouting transforms a hard dry lentil into something soft enough to eat raw, with a fresh green snap and a noticeabl...
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