Georgian
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სოკო ნიგვზის საწებელით — Mushrooms in Garlic-Walnut Sauce
Georgians treat mushrooms with the same reverence they give meat, and on fast days a skillet of browned mushrooms clo...
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Today's Fast
July 16, 2026
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Hieromartyr Athenogenes, Bishop of Heracleopolis
Hieromartyr Athenogenes, Bishop of Heracleopolis
Troparion: Holy Martyr Hyacinth: Tone IV. In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Hyacinth received an imperishable crown from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ he set at nought the tormentors and cr...
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ლობიო ნიგვზით — Walnut Lobio with Pomegranate and Coriander
Lobio is Georgia's great bean dish, and it shifts shape from house to house. This is the walnut version — kidney bean...
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ლობიანი მარხვისა — Lobiani Marhvisa (Fasting Georgian Bean Bread)
Every Orthodox tradition has a bread that does the work of a meal. In Georgia, that bread is lobiani — a round loaf s...
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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. ...
Georgian
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Постное Харчо (Fasting Kharcho Soup)
Traditional kharcho is a beef soup. The fasting version drops the meat and compensates with an abundance of walnuts, ...
Georgian
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სოკოს სუპი — Georgian Mushroom Soup
Georgian mushroom soup stands apart from its Russian cousin with a bold hit of adjika spice paste, fresh herbs piled ...
Georgian
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ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut
Slices of fried eggplant rolled around a walnut-garlic paste and jeweled with pomegranate seeds. This is one of the m...
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...
Georgian
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მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali
Pkhali is Georgia's answer to the question of how to make vegetables genuinely exciting. Green beans are blended with...
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,...
Georgian
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Грузинский фасолевый суп (Georgian Bean Soup with Herbs and Adjika)
This is a thick, warming bean soup built on the Georgian flavor foundations: cilantro, garlic, blue fenugreek, and a ...
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...
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...
Georgian
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Бадриджани (Badrijani — Eggplant with Walnut Paste)
Badrijani nigvzit — eggplant rolls stuffed with spiced walnut paste — is the dish that people who have visited Georgi...
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