Georgian
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Chanakhi — Vegetable Clay Pot Stew
Chanakhi is a Georgian stew traditionally layered in a clay pot and slow-baked until everything collapses into a frag...
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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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Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
Shrimp scampi is one of the fastest luxury meals you can make — large shrimp sautéed in a flood of garlic, white wine...
Other
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Raw Mango and Cashew Energy Bars
When the Typikon prescribes xerophagy — the strictest fasting level, with no cooked food, no oil, no wine — you need ...
Georgian
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Аджапсандали (Ajapsandali — Georgian Vegetable Stew)
Ajapsandali is Georgia's answer to ratatouille, and it wins the argument. Where the French version aims for delicacy,...
Middle Eastern
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Hummus (حمص)
Real hummus — the kind eaten daily across Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine — is made from dried chickpeas, not canned. T...
Greek
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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-...
Georgian
Xerophagy
კომბოსტოს ფხალი — Raw Cabbage and Walnut Pkhali Salad
On the strictest fasting days — when nothing is cooked and no oil touches the plate — Georgia still eats well. This r...
Other
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Farinata Genovese — Ligurian Chickpea Pancake with Rosemary
Farinata is the genius of Liguria reduced to four ingredients: chickpea flour, water, olive oil, and salt, baked scre...
Other
Xerophagy
Baltic Soaked Barley and White Bean Bowl with Dill and Caraway
On the strictest fasting days — no oil, no cooking — you still need to eat something that fuels you, and a bowl of so...
Other
Fast With Oil
Cà Ri Chay — Vietnamese Yellow Coconut Curry with Seitan and Sweet Potato
Cà ri chay is Vietnam's fragrant yellow curry — lighter and brighter than its Thai cousins, built on lemongrass, curr...
Romanian
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Tocană de Cartofi cu Ciuperci (Potato and Mushroom Stew)
This is the stew that appears when the pantry is nearly bare and the fast still has weeks to run. Potatoes and mushro...
General
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Sheet-Pan Roasted Vegetables and Butter Beans with Tahini Drizzle
The trick that makes this more than a tray of roasted vegetables is putting the beans on the pan too. They dry out at...
Greek
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Κόλλυβα — Koliva (Memorial Wheat Dish)
Koliva is one of the most ancient foods in Orthodox Christianity, prepared for memorial services and Soul Saturdays. ...
Russian
Fast With Fish
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-...
Other
Xerophagy
Raw Vegetable Platter with Avocado Dip
Tahini requires processing and sometimes roasting of the sesame seeds, and hummus requires cooked chickpeas — so the ...
Other
Fast With Fish
Brown Stew Fish — Jamaican Snapper in Spiced Gravy
Caribbean brown stew fish is comfort cooking at full volume. Whole snapper or thick fillets are seasoned with thyme, ...
Other
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Sambar — South Indian Toor Dal and Tamarind Stew
Sambar is the everyday backbone of South Indian cooking — a tamarind-soured lentil stew thick with toor dal and studd...
Romanian
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Sarmale de Post (Fasting Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Sarmale are Romania's national dish, and the fasting version is no lesser thing. During Lent, the pork and rice filli...
Other
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Japchae con Tofu — Korean Glass Noodles with Tofu and Vegetables
Japchae is the glossy, sweet-savory glass-noodle dish that crowns every Korean celebration — springy sweet potato sta...
Serbian
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Посна Сарма / Posna Sarma (Fasting Stuffed Cabbage)
Sarma is the great celebratory dish of Serbia — normally made with meat and pork fat. During fasting, the filling bec...
Russian
Xerophagy
Квашеная Капуста — Russian Sauerkraut with Carrots and Cranberries
The classic Russian sauerkraut. Carrots add sweetness and color; cranberries or lingonberries (klyukva or brusnika) a...
Other
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Ceviche with Shrimp and Fish
Ceviche is raw fish "cooked" in citrus acid — the lime juice denatures the proteins and turns the flesh opaque and fi...
Serbian
Fast With Oil
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...
General
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Seitan and Root Vegetable Stew with Red Wine and Thyme
This is a braise in the full sense — browned protein, deglazed pan, long slow simmer, gravy thick enough to coat a sp...
Middle Eastern
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Baked Potatoes and Chickpeas in Spiced Tomato Sauce (No Oil)
This is a tray of soft potatoes and chickpeas, blanketed in a thick, spiced tomato sauce and baked until the edges ca...
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