Russian
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Маринованные Опята — Russian Marinated Honey Mushrooms
Marinated mushrooms are the most distinctly Russian of all pickles. Every autumn in every Russian forest, people harv...
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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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Grilled Octopus with Lemon and Oregano
Greek
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Fasting Recipes
Romanian
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Zacuscă (Roasted Vegetable Spread)
Every autumn, Romanian families gather for zacuscă season — days spent roasting peppers and eggplant over open fires,...
Other
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Portuguese Salt Cod with Potatoes and Onions (Bacalhau a Bras Style)
Bacalhau a Bras is one of Portugal's most beloved salt cod dishes — shredded salt cod tangled with crispy matchstick ...
Middle Eastern
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منقوشة بالزعتر — Manakish Za'atar (Lebanese Herb Flatbread)
Manakish is breakfast across Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. A thin, round flatbread baked with a topping of z...
Russian
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Грибна Гречка з Цибулею — Buckwheat Pilaf with Mushrooms and Onions
Buckwheat (гречка) is the grain that built the Russian and Ukrainian peasant constitution — toasty, nutty, and unusua...
Other
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No-Oil Toor Dal and Spinach with Dry-Toasted Tarka
Toor dal — split pigeon peas — cooks into a thick, golden purée with a gentle earthy sweetness, and a fistful of spin...
Russian
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Малосольные Огурцы — Russian Half-Sour Salt-Brined Cucumbers
Malosol'nie ogurtsy — "lightly salted cucumbers" — are the quintessential Russian summer pickle. Not a vinegar pickle...
Middle Eastern
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Fatteh with Eggplant
Fatteh is the Middle Eastern art of layering crispy bread with saucy things on top, and it is one of the most textura...
General
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Monastery-Style Lentil Stew
A straightforward, deeply satisfying lentil stew in the tradition of monastic kitchens. This recipe works on oil days...
Other
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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...
Thai
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Tom Kha with Tofu — Coconut Galangal Soup
Tom kha is the gentler, creamier sibling of tom yum — a coconut milk soup perfumed with galangal, lemongrass, and lim...
Middle Eastern
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Ful Akhdar Maslouq — Levantine Stewed Green Fava and White Beans
Across the Levant, ful is breakfast, supper, and everything between — earthy stewed beans you scoop up with bread unt...
General
Xerophagy
Raw Beet, Apple, and Cabbage Salad with Pumpkin Seeds and Lemon
Raw beets are badly underrated. Cooked, they go soft and earthy; grated raw, they stay crisp and taste sweet and mine...
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 ...
Middle Eastern
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Freekeh and Chickpea Pilaf with Spiced Cauliflower
Freekeh is young green wheat, fire-roasted while still soft so the grain keeps a smoky, nutty chew that ordinary bulg...
Thai
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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 ...
Greek
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Bakaliaros Skordalia — Greek Fried Salt Cod with Garlic Purée
Bakaliaros skordalia is the dish Greeks reach for on the Annunciation and Palm Sunday — the two great fish days that ...
Other
Xerophagy
Sprouted Mung Bean Salad with Lemon, Chili, and Ginger
Sprouting transforms a dried mung bean into something crisp, sweet, and alive — and it nearly doubles the available p...
Other
Xerophagy
Honey and Walnut Bread
Bread torn by hand and dipped in honey with walnuts scattered on top — this is not a recipe, it is the oldest way to ...
General
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Shrimp and White Bean Skillet with Garlic, Chili, and Lemon
Fifteen minutes from cold pan to table. Shellfish is permitted on many days when fish is not — in much of the Slavic ...
Other
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Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
Chinese jiaozi — dumplings — are one of the great engineering feats of home cooking: a thin wheat wrapper enclosing a...
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
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Garbanzos con Espinacas — Spanish Chickpeas and Spinach with Smoked Paprika
This Andalusian classic — garbanzos con espinacas — is what Seville eats during Lent, and it is proof that fasting fo...
Georgian
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Adjarian Khachapuri de Post (Fasting Cheese-less Boat Bread)
The iconic boat-shaped bread from Adjara is famous for its molten cheese filling and egg yolk nestled in the center. ...
Other
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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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