Middle Eastern
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Baba Ghanoush (بابا غنوج) — Smoky Roasted Eggplant Dip
Baba ghanoush is the smoky, silky cousin of hummus — roasted eggplant mashed with tahini, lemon, and garlic into a di...
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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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Tiropita — Cheese Pie
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Moroccan Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine
A Moroccan tagine is less a recipe than a method — vegetables, legumes, and dried fruits slow-simmered in a spiced, a...
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...
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, ...
Serbian
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Ајвар / Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper Spread)
Ajvar is not just a recipe. It is a Serbian institution. Every autumn, when the red peppers come in, entire families ...
Serbian
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Podvarak Posni — Fasting Sauerkraut Bake
Podvarak is Serbia's baked sauerkraut dish, traditionally made with pork. The fasting version leans into the sauerkra...
Other
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Korean Bibimbap (Fasting Version)
Bibimbap means "mixed rice," and it is one of the most visually stunning meals you can make — a bowl of rice topped w...
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 ...
Thai
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Pad See Ew with Seitan
Wide rice noodles charred in a screaming-hot wok, coated in dark soy sauce, and tumbled with Chinese broccoli and che...
Serbian
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Посна Погача / Posna Pogača (Fasting Bread)
Pogača is the everyday bread of Serbia — round, golden, slightly denser than Western bread, and torn apart by hand at...
Thai
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Tom Kha with Tofu — Coconut Galangal Soup
Tom kha is the gentler, creamier sibling of tom yum — a coconut milk soup perfumed with galangal, lemongrass, and lim...
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...
Other
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Dal Tadka (Red Lentil Dal with Tempered Spices)
Dal tadka is the backbone of Indian home cooking — red lentils simmered to a silky porridge, then hit with a sizzling...
Thai
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Panang Curry with Seitan and Green Beans
Panang curry is thicker and richer than its red and green cousins — less soupy, more like a thick, clinging sauce. Th...
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 ...
Thai
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Red Curry with Mixed Vegetables and Tofu
Red curry is the everyday workhorse of Thai fasting cooking. It is faster than massaman, more versatile than panang, ...
Middle Eastern
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Kibbeh with Bulgur and Walnut
Traditional kibbeh demands lamb, but this Lenten version is built on a shell of fine bulgur and a filling of walnuts,...
Middle Eastern
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Tabbouleh (تبولة)
Tabbouleh is a parsley salad with bulgur wheat, not a bulgur salad with parsley. This distinction matters enormously....
Russian
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Гороховый Суп — Split Pea Soup
Thick, golden, and almost absurdly filling, гороховый суп is the heavyweight champion of Russian fasting soups. Split...
Greek
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Μελιτζανοσαλάτα — Melitzanosalata (Smoky Eggplant Dip)
The Greek cousin of baba ganoush, but leaner and more direct. Eggplant charred over flame until the skin blackens and...
Greek
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Γίγαντες Πλακί / Gigantes Plaki (Giant Baked Beans)
Gigantes plaki is one of the great dishes of the Greek table — enormous white beans baked slowly in a thick, sweet to...
Russian
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Солянка Постная — Fasting Solyanka
Solyanka is the soup that proves fasting food can be bold, complex, and deeply savory all at once. This version build...
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...
Middle Eastern
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Ful Medames (فول مدمس) — Stewed Fava Beans
Ful medames is the breakfast of Egypt, eaten by millions every single morning, and it is one of the most ancient prep...
Other
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Italian Ribollita (Tuscan Bread and Bean Soup)
Ribollita means "reboiled" — this is a Tuscan soup that was originally made by reheating leftover minestrone with sta...
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