Romanian
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Ardei Umpluți de Post (Fasting Stuffed Peppers)
Stuffed peppers are as common in Romania as they are across the Balkans, and the fasting version — filled with season...
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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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Ghiveci (Romanian Vegetable Stew)
Ghiveci is Romania's answer to ratatouille — except bigger, bolder, and more generous. Where the French use four or f...
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...
Russian
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Рассольник Постный — Fasting Pickle Soup
Рассольник gets its name from рассол — pickle brine — and that sour, salty tang is what makes this soup completely ad...
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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Ρεβιθάδα / Revithada (Slow-Cooked Chickpea Soup)
Revithada is the Sunday dish of Sifnos, the Cycladic island famous for its pottery and its chickpeas. Traditionally i...
Serbian
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Посна Пита / Posna Pita (Fasting Phyllo Pie)
Pita (pie) is a daily staple across the Balkans. The regular version uses eggs, cheese, and sometimes milk-soaked phy...
Romanian
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Tocitură de Ciuperci — Mushroom Tocitura with Polenta
Tocitură is Romania's rustic meat stew, but this fasting version built on mushrooms is so deeply savory that it stand...
Russian
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Гречневая Каша с Грибами — Buckwheat with Mushrooms
Buckwheat is practically a national staple in Russia and one of the best fasting grains — nutty, filling, and natural...
Greek
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Χόρτα / Horta (Boiled Wild Greens)
Horta is the simplest dish in this collection and, for many Greeks, the most essential. It is nothing more than boile...
Russian
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Винегрет — Russian Beet and Vegetable Salad
Винегрет is Russia's most beloved cold salad, and it happens to be naturally fasting-compatible. The combination of e...
Greek
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Φακές Σούπα / Fakes Soupa (Greek Lentil Soup)
If fassolada is the national dish, fakes is the monastery staple. Every monastery kitchen in Greece makes lentil soup...
Middle Eastern
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Koshari (كشري) — Egyptian Street Food
Koshari is the national dish of Egypt — a magnificent, chaotic pile of rice, lentils, macaroni pasta, and chickpeas, ...
Other
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Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Bean Soup)
Pasta e fagioli is Italian peasant food at its most perfect — pasta and beans in a thick, savory tomato broth. Every ...
Greek
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Σεμολίνα Χαλβάς / Halvas (Semolina Halva)
Halvas is the fasting dessert of Greece — served at memorial services, during Lent, and wherever something sweet is n...
Serbian
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Teleća Čorba Posna — Fasting Vegetable Soup
This thick, hearty vegetable soup is the backbone of Serbian fasting meals. Loaded with root vegetables, potatoes, an...
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...
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,...
General
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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...
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