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Shrimp and Grits
Shrimp and grits is a cornerstone of Southern American cooking, and it is one of the finest fasting meals available —...
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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
Serbian
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Gibanica od Spanaća Posna — Fasting Spinach Pie
Serbian gibanica is usually a rich cheese pie, but the fasting version swaps the cheese for a filling of spinach, oni...
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...
General
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Roasted Cauliflower and Lentil Salad with Tahini and Pomegranate
Warm lentils, charred cauliflower, cold pomegranate, and a tahini dressing thick enough to coat everything — this is ...
Other
Xerophagy
Apple and Celery with Peanut Butter
This is not glamorous. A sliced apple, some celery sticks, and a scoop of peanut butter — it sounds like a child's af...
Romanian
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Dovlecei Pane de Post — Fasting Fried Zucchini
Dovlecei pane are Romania's answer to fried zucchini, and the fasting version replaces the egg batter with a sparklin...
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 ...
Middle Eastern
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Fattoush (فتوش) — Levantine Bread Salad
Fattoush is the Levantine bread salad — crispy pieces of fried or toasted pita tossed with fresh vegetables and a bri...
Serbian
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Posni Kolač — Fasting Walnut Cake
A moist, dense walnut cake made without eggs, butter, or milk. The walnuts provide structure, fat, and protein, while...
Other
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Pesarattu — Andhra Green Gram Crepes with Ginger and Chili
Pesarattu is a dosa made not from rice and urad but from whole green mung beans, which means it arrives at the table ...
Other
Xerophagy
Raw Beet and Carrot Salad with Lemon and Walnuts
Raw beets are sweeter than you expect, and they pair remarkably well with the earthiness of carrot and the bitterness...
Georgian
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Пхали из свёклы (Beet Pkhali)
Beet pkhali is the ruby-red jewel of the Georgian fasting table. The technique is identical to spinach pkhali — cooke...
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, ...
Greek
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Καλαμάρια με Πατάτες — Kalamari me Patates (Squid and Potato Stew in Tomato)
One of the great Greek fasting dishes and a well-kept Orthodox secret. Squid is a shellfish — an invertebrate — and t...
Other
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Avial — Kerala Mixed Vegetables in Coconut and Curry Leaf
Avial is the centerpiece of the Kerala sadya, the great banana-leaf feast, and it earns that place. A medley of firm ...
Serbian
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Посна Пита / Posna Pita (Fasting Phyllo Pie)
Pita (pie) is a daily staple across the Balkans. The regular version uses eggs, cheese, and sometimes milk-soaked phy...
Serbian
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Posni Punjeni Krompir — Serbian Stuffed Potatoes with Mushrooms and Walnuts
Across Serbia the fasting cook is a master of making something special out of nothing much, and these baked stuffed p...
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...
General
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Toor Dal with Dry-Toasted Spices (No-Oil Tarka)
A good dal does not need oil to taste rich — it needs spices that have been woken up by heat. Here the cumin, mustard...
Serbian
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Паприкаш од Гљива / Paprikaš od Gljiva (Mushroom Paprikash)
Paprikash is normally a rich meat stew bound with sour cream. The fasting version swaps meat for mushrooms and thicke...
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...
Greek
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No-Oil Gigantes and Greens Braised in Tomato
Greek giant beans are usually swimming in olive oil — but stripped back to tomato, garlic, and a fistful of wild gree...
General
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Pan-Seared White Fish with Lemon, Caper, and Parsley Sauce
Fish days in the fasting calendar — Annunciation, Palm Sunday, the Dormition fast's feast, most of the Apostles' fast...
Greek
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Λουβάνα — Cypriot Yellow Split Pea Soup with Lemon and Olive Oil
Louvana is the Cypriot fasting soup — a thick, golden purée of yellow split peas eaten through Lent and on the strict...
Middle Eastern
Xerophagy
Mirza Ghasemi-Style Smoked Eggplant and Tomato Mezze
Mirza ghasemi is the smoky pride of northern Iran's Caspian coast — eggplants charred until their flesh collapses int...
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