Thai
Fast Without Oil
Pad Prik King with Tempeh and Long Beans
Pad prik king is a dry, intense Thai stir-fry — no coconut milk, no broth, just a fierce red curry paste clinging to ...
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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
Non Fasting
Fasting Recipes
Georgian
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პრასის ფხალი — Leek Pkhali with Walnuts and Marigold
Pkhali is the cornerstone of the Georgian fasting table — a paste of cooked vegetable bound with pounded walnuts, gar...
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...
General
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Šošovica na Kyslo — Slovak Sour Lentils with Marjoram
In Slovakia and the Czech lands, lentils cooked "na kyslo" — sour — are a quiet staple, eaten for luck at New Year an...
Romanian
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Polenta with Water-Sauteed Mushroom Ragu
Mamaliga — polenta — is the staff of life in Romanian cooking, and during Lent it replaces bread at most meals. Cooke...
Other
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Mexican Black Bean Enchiladas with Cashew Crema
Enchiladas are the heart of Mexican home cooking — tortillas dipped in sauce, filled, rolled, sauced again, and baked...
General
Xerophagy
The Xerophagy Supper Plate — Bread, Bean Spread, and Raw Vegetables
Xerophagy — dry eating — is the strictest of the ordinary fasting disciplines: bread, water, raw or uncooked food, no...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Oil
Hummus (حمص)
Real hummus — the kind eaten daily across Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine — is made from dried chickpeas, not canned. T...
Greek
Fast With Fish
Mediterranean Sardines on Toast with Tomato and Capers
Sardines are one of the most underappreciated fish in the world — inexpensive, sustainable, extraordinarily nutritiou...
Middle Eastern
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Shakshuka with Tofu
All the warmth and spice of classic shakshuka — cumin-spiked tomato sauce, smoky peppers, a hit of harissa — but with...
Serbian
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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 ...
Other
Fast With Oil
Pasta Aglio e Olio with Wilted Greens
The five-ingredient weeknight meal that has bailed out every tired cook in every fasting season. Olive oil, garlic, c...
Other
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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 ...
Other
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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...
Greek
Fast With Oil
Γεμιστά — Gemista (Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers with Rice)
Gemista is the quintessential Greek summer dish and one of the finest things you can do with ripe tomatoes. Hollowed-...
Russian
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Smoked Mackerel Salad with Potatoes and Horseradish
Smoked mackerel is a pantry staple across Russia and Northern Europe — rich, oily, deeply savory, and available year-...
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,...
Other
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Escalivada con Alubias Blancas — Catalan Charred Vegetables with White Beans
Escalivada is the Catalan art of charring vegetables whole until their skins blacken and their flesh turns sweet and ...
Other
Xerophagy
Banana and Almond Butter Wraps
This is the most calorie-dense, most satisfying, and most portable xerophagy meal that requires no preparation beyond...
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...
General
Fast With Fish
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
Fast With Fish
Jamaican Escovitch Fish with Pickled Vegetables
Escovitch fish is Jamaica's answer to escabeche — whole fish fried until shatteringly crisp, then draped in a tangle ...
Other
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Pelēkie Zirņi ar Sīpoliem — Latvian Grey Peas with Onions
Grey peas are the national dish of Latvia for good reason — they are dense, nutty, and so filling that a single bowl ...
Other
Fast With Oil
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 ...
Russian
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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...
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