Greek
Fast With Fish
Greek-Style Baked Whole Fish with Lemon and Oregano
This is the dish that appears on every Greek table on the Annunciation and Palm Sunday — a whole fish, scored and rub...
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Today's Fast
June 09, 2026
Apostles Fast — Wine and Oil are Allowed
St Cyril of Alexandria; Ven. Kirill of Belozersk
St Cyril of Alexandria / Ven. Kirill of Belozersk / St Columba of Iona (597)
Troparion: St. John the Russian: Tone IV. The Lord, Who summoned thee forth from thine earthly captivity to the mansions of heaven, preserveth thy body intact and impar-teth to it the ability to heal, O right...
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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...
Thai
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Massaman Peanut Curry with Tofu and Potatoes
Massaman curry is the gentlest of the Thai curries — warm and fragrant rather than fiery, with cinnamon, cardamom, an...
Other
Xerophagy
Stuffed Celery Boats with Almond Butter and Raisins
Ants on a log. That is what Americans call this when they make it with peanut butter for children. But strip away the...
Other
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Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw and Avocado
Fish tacos are a perfect fish-day meal — light, bright, and endlessly customizable. Crispy pan-fried cod or tilapia s...
Thai
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Thai Coconut Curry Without Oil
Thai curry is built on a foundation of coconut milk, and coconut milk needs no help from oil. The traditional method ...
Other
Xerophagy
Kapusta Kiszona z Kminkiem — Polish Sauerkraut with Caraway and Juniper
Polish sauerkraut is closer to the German style than the Russian — no carrots or berries — but with the distinctive a...
Other
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Jamaican Rice and Peas
Jamaican rice and peas is one of the Caribbean's greatest contributions to the world's table — long-grain rice cooked...
Serbian
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Пасуљ / Pasulj (Serbian Bean Soup)
If prebranac is the king of Serbian fasting, pasulj is the daily bread. This thick white bean soup is eaten year-roun...
Greek
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Σπανακόρυζο / Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)
Spanakorizo is comfort food of the highest order — a one-pot dish of spinach and rice cooked together until the rice ...
Serbian
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Pasulj sa Suvim Sljivama (Serbian Bean Stew with Prunes)
This is one of Serbia's most distinctive fasting dishes — white beans simmered with prunes in a smoky, paprika-rich b...
Russian
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Ukha (Russian Clear Fish Soup)
Ukha is one of the oldest dishes in Russian cuisine — a pristine, golden fish soup built from the bones and flesh of ...
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 ...
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...
Other
Fast Without Oil
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...
Other
Xerophagy
Cucumber, Tomato, and Olive Salad with Lemon and Salt
This is the xerophagy version of a Greek salad — stripped of its oil, its feta, and its cooked elements. What remains...
Serbian
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Пребранац / Prebranac (Serbian Baked Beans)
The national fasting dish of Serbia, full stop. Prebranac is white beans slow-baked with caramelized onions and papri...
Other
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Post-Training Protein Bowl — Oats, Pea Protein, Peanut Butter, and Banana
Seventy grams of plant protein in a single bowl, ready in five minutes, fully fasting-compliant on oil days. This is ...
Other
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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...
Georgian
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Жареные баклажаны с ореховым соусом (Fried Eggplant with Bazhe Walnut Sauce)
Bazhe is the great white walnut sauce of Georgian cuisine — silky, garlicky, sharpened with vinegar, and poured gener...
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...
Georgian
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Лобио (Lobio — Spiced Kidney Bean Stew)
Lobio is the beating heart of the Georgian fasting table. The word simply means "beans," but the dish itself is anyth...
Other
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Fish and Chips (Beer-Battered Cod, Fasting-Style)
Fish and chips is the ultimate fish-day comfort food — a thick fillet of cod in a shatteringly crisp beer batter, ser...
Other
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Ethiopian Misir Wot (Spiced Red Lentil Stew with Berbere)
Misir wot is Ethiopia's definitive fasting dish — fiery red lentils stewed in a sauce built on berbere spice and cara...
Other
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Tuna Poke Bowl
Poke is Hawaii's gift to the world — cubes of raw tuna tossed in soy sauce, sesame oil, and chili, served over rice w...
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