Romanian
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Zacuscă (Roasted Vegetable Spread)
Every autumn, Romanian families gather for zacuscă season — days spent roasting peppers and eggplant over open fires,...
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Today's Fast
May 31, 2026
No Fast
8th Sunday of Pascha: Feast of the Holy Trinity
Apostle Hermes of the Seventy
Troparion: Pentecost: Tone VIII. Blessed art Thou, Christ our God, Who didst make the fishermen wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them didst draw the world into Thy net. Lover of men...
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Middle Eastern
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Fasting Recipes
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British-Style Curried Lentils
The British have been eating curried lentils since the days of the Raj, and for good reason — it is one of the most c...
Serbian
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Ђувеч / Djuvec (Vegetable Rice Casserole)
Djuvec is the Balkan answer to the question "what do you do with all these peppers and tomatoes?" Rice baked slowly w...
Middle Eastern
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Mujaddara (مجدرة) — Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions
Mujaddara may be the single most iconic Orthodox fasting dish in the world. Across Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and the...
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...
Other
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Mexican Pozole Verde with Hominy and Pepitas
Pozole is one of Mexico's most ancient dishes — a ceremonial soup built around hominy, the giant kernels of nixtamali...
Other
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Black Bean Tacos with Avocado and Lime
Black bean tacos are the proof that fasting food does not need to be Eastern European or Mediterranean to work. These...
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...
Romanian
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Iahnie de Fasole — Bean Stew
Iahnie de fasole is Romania's national comfort food during fasting periods, and it deserves to be known far beyond it...
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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Shrimp and Grits
Shrimp and grits is a cornerstone of Southern American cooking, and it is one of the finest fasting meals available —...
Middle Eastern
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Mejadra Hamra — Red Lentil Mujaddara
The red lentil version of mujaddara cooks faster and has a creamier, more porridge-like texture than the classic brow...
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...
Serbian
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Pečene Paprike — Roasted Pepper Salad
Roasted red peppers dressed in garlic, vinegar, and oil are a fixture on every Serbian table during fasting and feast...
Romanian
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Fasole Bătută (Mashed Bean Spread)
The great staple of Romanian fasting. Fasole bătută is what every Romanian grandmother makes when the fast begins — w...
Middle Eastern
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Mussakhan — Palestinian Sumac Onion Flatbread
Mussakhan is Palestinian comfort food at its finest: a mountain of deeply caramelized onions seasoned with sumac and ...
Serbian
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Српска Салата / Srpska Salata (Serbian Salad)
Serbian salad is not a composed, artistic arrangement. It is a rough chop of whatever ripe vegetables are at hand — t...
Romanian
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Salată de Vinete (Roasted Eggplant Salad)
In Romania, summer means vinete. Eggplants are roasted over open flames until the skin chars black and the flesh turn...
Middle Eastern
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Muhammara (محمرة) — Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
Muhammara is Aleppo's gift to the mezze table — a thick, brick-red dip of roasted red peppers, toasted walnuts, and p...
Other
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Indian Aloo Gobi (Potato Cauliflower Curry)
Aloo gobi is the dish that proves potatoes and cauliflower are not boring — they just need to be treated properly. Co...
Russian
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Постные Пироги с Картошкой и Грибами — Fasting Pierogi with Potato and Mushroom Filling
Handmade pierogi are a labor of love, but the fasting dough is actually easier to work with than the egg-based origin...
Other
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Cajun-Style Shrimp and Okra Gumbo
Gumbo is Louisiana's defining dish, and this version proves that fasting food can be as bold and layered as anything ...
Middle Eastern
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Fattet Hummus — Layered Chickpea and Bread Dish
Fatteh is the ultimate pantry-raid meal: crispy torn bread, warm spiced chickpeas, a tangy tahini sauce, and toasted ...
Romanian
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Mămăligă cu Ciuperci (Polenta with Mushroom Stew)
Mămăligă is to Romania what bread is to France — the foundation upon which everything else rests. During fasting, whe...
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...
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