General
Fast With Oil
British-Style Curried Lentils
The British have been eating curried lentils since the days of the Raj, and for good reason — it is one of the most c...
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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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Бефстроганов — Beef Stroganoff
Russian
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Fasting Recipes
Other
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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...
General
Fast With Oil
Mushroom and Walnut Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Walnuts and mushrooms together do something that neither does alone — the mushrooms bring glutamate and moisture, the...
Romanian
Fast With Oil
Mămăligă cu Ciuperci (Polenta with Mushroom Stew)
Mămăligă is to Romania what bread is to France — the foundation upon which everything else rests. During fasting, whe...
General
Xerophagy
No-Oil White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip with Lemon and Parsley
A bean dip needs neither oil nor tahini to be rich — soft cooked white beans blended with their own starchy liquid tu...
Other
Fast With Oil
Pasta e Ceci — Roman Pasta and Chickpea Stew with Rosemary
Pasta e ceci is Rome's other great pasta-and-bean soup, less famous abroad than pasta e fagioli but every bit as belo...
Romanian
Fast Without Oil
Ciorbă de Fasole / Bean and Vegetable Soup
Romanian ciorbă de fasole is a sour bean soup that needs absolutely no oil to be magnificent. The sourness comes from...
Greek
Fast Without Oil
Φασόλια Γίγαντες Γιαχνί — Greek White Bean Yahni with Tomato and Herbs (No Oil)
Yahni is the Greek word for a slow tomato-and-onion braise, and giant white beans cooked this way make one of the mos...
Middle Eastern
Xerophagy
Walnut and Fig Balls with Cinnamon and Honey
These are the sweet, dense, energy-packed bites that get you through the long services of Holy Week when your body is...
Other
Xerophagy
Raw Zucchini Noodles with Tomato and Fresh Basil
Spiralized raw zucchini dressed with crushed tomatoes, garlic, basil, and salt is the closest thing xerophagy has to ...
Greek
Fast Without Oil
Steamed Shrimp with Garlic and Lemon
Shellfish are permitted on every fasting day in the Orthodox calendar — they are invertebrates, not fish, and this di...
Romanian
Fast With Oil
Murături de Castraveți — Romanian Vinegar-Brined Cucumber Pickles
Murături is the Romanian word for pickled vegetables, and the winter pantry of every Romanian grandmother is lined wi...
Other
Fast With Oil
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...
Other
Fast With Oil
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...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Fish
Cod with Chickpeas and Tomatoes
This is a one-pan braise that marries firm white cod with chickpeas in a spiced tomato sauce — cumin, coriander, and ...
Other
Fast Without Oil
Minestrone di Fagioli e Cavolo Nero — No-Oil Tuscan Bean and Kale Soup
This is the everyday minestrone of the Tuscan winter — cannellini beans, cavolo nero, and whatever vegetables the wee...
Russian
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Окрошка Постная — Fasting Okroshka
Cold kvass soup sounds strange until you try it, and then you wonder why every culture does not have one. This fastin...
Other
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Quick Pickled Red Onions
The single most useful pickle in any kitchen. Forty minutes from scratch, keeps a month in the fridge, brightens ever...
Thai
Fast With Oil
Pad See Ew with Seitan
Wide rice noodles charred in a screaming-hot wok, coated in dark soy sauce, and tumbled with Chinese broccoli and che...
General
Xerophagy
Marinated Raw Cabbage and Carrot Slaw with Caraway
A raw slaw can be watery and dull or it can be this: cabbage and carrot massaged with salt until they slump and turn ...
Russian
Fast Without Oil
Boiled Potatoes with Sauerkraut and Dill
This is what Russian peasants and monks ate through Great Lent for centuries, and the reason it has persisted is that...
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...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Oil
Turşu — Balkan and Middle Eastern Mixed Vinegar Pickles
Turşu (also written torshi, turshi, or tursija) is the preserved vegetable condiment of a huge region — from Iran thr...
Other
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Squid Ink Risotto
Black, dramatic, and deeply savory — squid ink risotto is one of the most striking dishes you can serve during a fast...
Other
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Japanese Soba Noodles in Dashi Broth with Vegetables
Soba — buckwheat noodles in hot dashi broth — is one of the most elegant simple meals in Japanese cuisine and one of ...
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