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Chana Masala (Indian Chickpea Curry)
Chana masala is the undisputed king of Indian street food, and it happens to be one of the most protein-dense fasting...
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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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Middle Eastern
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Shakshuka with Tofu
All the warmth and spice of classic shakshuka — cumin-spiked tomato sauce, smoky peppers, a hit of harissa — but with...
Other
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Japanese Miso Soup with Tofu and Seaweed
Miso soup is one of the simplest and most nourishing fasting meals in existence — fermented soybean paste dissolved i...
Russian
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Постные Пирожки с Капустой — Fasting Cabbage Pies
These small hand pies filled with braised cabbage are the pride of Russian fasting baking. The dough uses no eggs, no...
Middle Eastern
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Hummus (حمص)
Real hummus — the kind eaten daily across Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine — is made from dried chickpeas, not canned. T...
Serbian
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Пинђур / Pindjur (Roasted Pepper and Eggplant Spread)
Pindjur is ajvar's rougher, smokier cousin from southern Serbia and Macedonia. Where ajvar is mostly pepper, pindjur ...
Romanian
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Dovlecei Pane de Post — Fasting Fried Zucchini
Dovlecei pane are Romania's answer to fried zucchini, and the fasting version replaces the egg batter with a sparklin...
Russian
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Грибной Суп с Перловкой — Mushroom Barley Soup
Dried forest mushrooms give this soup an almost meaty intensity that fresh mushrooms cannot match. Paired with pearl ...
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 ...
Middle Eastern
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Stuffed Grape Leaves (ورق عنب / Warak Enab)
Stuffed grape leaves — warak enab in Arabic — are one of the great shared dishes of the Eastern Mediterranean, found ...
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...
Greek
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Φακοκεφτέδες — Lentil Keftedes (Lentil Fritters)
Crispy on the outside, earthy and soft within, these lentil fritters are a staple across the Greek islands during Len...
Romanian
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Ciorbă de Legume (Vegetable Sour Soup)
Ciorbă is the soul of Romanian cooking — a sour, brothy soup that appears on every table, fasting or not. This vegeta...
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...
Serbian
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Posni Kolač — Fasting Walnut Cake
A moist, dense walnut cake made without eggs, butter, or milk. The walnuts provide structure, fat, and protein, while...
Thai
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Green Curry with Shrimp and Thai Eggplant
A proper Thai green curry — fragrant coconut broth, fiery green chili paste, and the snap of Thai basil — loaded with...
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...
Thai
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ข้าวผัด — Khao Pad (Thai Fried Rice with Vegetables)
Thai fried rice is the ultimate wok dish — fast, flexible, and infinitely satisfying. The secret is day-old rice, hig...
Russian
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Окрошка Постная — Fasting Okroshka
Cold kvass soup sounds strange until you try it, and then you wonder why every culture does not have one. This fastin...
Greek
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Φασολάκια / Fasolakia (Green Beans in Tomato Sauce)
Fasolakia is one of the foundational ladera dishes — green beans braised long and slow in tomato sauce and olive oil ...
Other
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Japanese Edamame and Sesame Rice Bowl
This is a quiet, clean bowl of food — the kind of thing Japanese home cooks throw together when they want something n...
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
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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...
Greek
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Φασολάδα / Fassolada (White Bean Soup)
Fassolada is the national dish of Greece, and it is a pot of beans. Not a steak, not a roast, not a pastry — beans. T...
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