Romanian
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Ciorbă de Legume (Vegetable Sour Soup)
Ciorbă is the soul of Romanian cooking — a sour, brothy soup that appears on every table, fasting or not. This vegeta...
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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
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...
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 ...
General
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No-Oil Mushroom and Lentil Ragù for Pasta
A long-simmered ragù is normally built on fat, and this one is not, which means it has to earn its depth elsewhere. I...
Other
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Feijoada Vegana — Brazilian Black Bean and Smoked Tofu Stew
Feijoada is Brazil's national dish, a deep, smoky black bean stew that simmers all afternoon and feeds a table for da...
Thai
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Green Curry with Shrimp and Thai Eggplant
A proper Thai green curry — fragrant coconut broth, fiery green chili paste, and the snap of Thai basil — loaded with...
General
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No-Oil Black Bean and Hominy Stew with Chipotle and Lime
Hominy — dried corn treated with lime, sold canned as pozole corn — has a chew and a toasted-corn flavor that nothing...
Other
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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...
Other
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Vospov Kofte — Armenian Red Lentil and Bulgur Patties
Vospov kofte are the workhorse of the Armenian Lenten table — red lentils cooked down to a soft mash, kneaded with fi...
Middle Eastern
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Mejadra Hamra — Red Lentil Mujaddara
The red lentil version of mujaddara cooks faster and has a creamier, more porridge-like texture than the classic brow...
Middle Eastern
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Koshari (كشري) — Egyptian Street Food
Koshari is the national dish of Egypt — a magnificent, chaotic pile of rice, lentils, macaroni pasta, and chickpeas, ...
Middle Eastern
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Āsh-e Reshteh — Persian Bean, Lentil, and Noodle Soup
Āsh-e reshteh is the great green soup of Persia — thick with chickpeas, kidney beans, and lentils, threaded with whea...
Thai
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Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla)
Tod mun pla — Thai fish cakes — are addictive little patties of pounded fish, red curry paste, green beans, and lime ...
Romanian
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Ciorbă de Fasole (Bean Sour Soup)
If ciorbă de legume is the light sour soup, ciorbă de fasole is its heavier, more formidable brother — a thick, filli...
Other
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Moroccan Fish Tagine with Preserved Lemons
A Moroccan tagine with fish is a stunning one-pot meal — chunks of firm white fish braised in a spiced tomato and oli...
Greek
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Psari Plaki — Greek Baked Cod with Tomato, Onion, and Olive Oil
Psari plaki is the everyday baked fish of Greek home kitchens — thick fillets of cod nestled into a bed of slow-cooke...
General
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Split Pea and Barley Pot with Smoked Paprika
Split peas and barley cooked together produce a texture nothing else quite matches — the peas dissolve into a thick, ...
Greek
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Ιμάμ Μπαϊλντί / Imam Bayildi (Stuffed Eggplant)
The name means "the imam fainted" — supposedly from the sheer quantity of olive oil used, or perhaps from how delicio...
Greek
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Greek Fava Santorinis — Yellow Split Pea Purée Without Oil
Despite the name, fava in Greece means yellow split peas, slow-simmered until they melt into a silky, sunshine-colore...
Romanian
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Ardei Umpluți de Post (Fasting Stuffed Peppers)
Stuffed peppers are as common in Romania as they are across the Balkans, and the fasting version — filled with season...
Middle Eastern
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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 ...
Romanian
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Fasole Bătută (Mashed Bean Spread)
The great staple of Romanian fasting. Fasole bătută is what every Romanian grandmother makes when the fast begins — w...
Greek
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Prasorizo (Greek Leek and Rice)
Prasorizo is one of the simplest and most comforting dishes in the Greek ladera tradition — leeks braised slowly in g...
Other
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Gravlax — Scandinavian Dill-Cured Salmon
Gravlax is the great trick of the Nordic kitchen: raw salmon buried in salt, sugar, and a forest of dill, left to cur...
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...
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