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...
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Today's Fast
July 16, 2026
No Fast
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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Gazpacho-Style Raw Tomato Soup
Traditional Spanish gazpacho contains olive oil and bread. This xerophagy version strips it back to its raw essence: ...
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...
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...
Middle Eastern
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Cod with Chickpeas and Tomatoes
This is a one-pan braise that marries firm white cod with chickpeas in a spiced tomato sauce — cumin, coriander, and ...
Middle Eastern
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Bissara — Moroccan Split Fava Bean Purée with Cumin Oil
Bissara is breakfast for working people across northern Morocco — a thick, velvety purée of dried split fava beans, s...
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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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Ribollita means "reboiled" — this is a Tuscan soup that was originally made by reheating leftover minestrone with sta...
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...
Other
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Doenjang Jjigae — Korean Soybean Paste and Tofu Stew
Doenjang jjigae is the everyday stew of the Korean table — a bubbling earthenware pot of fermented soybean paste brot...
Other
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Lobya Borani — Azerbaijani Green Bean and White Bean Stew
Lobya is the Azerbaijani way with beans — here both fresh green beans and creamy white beans are simmered together wi...
Other
Xerophagy
Sprouted Mung Bean Salad with Lemon, Chili, and Ginger
Sprouting transforms a dried mung bean into something crisp, sweet, and alive — and it nearly doubles the available p...
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...
Greek
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Μουσακάς Νηστίσιμος — Fasting Moussaka
A proper fasting moussaka that does not apologize for itself. Layers of fried eggplant and a rich lentil-tomato sauce...
General
Xerophagy
Oil-Free White Bean Purée with Lemon and Cumin
A bean purée without a drop of oil sounds like it would be flat. It isn't — the trick is using the bean's own starchy...
Middle Eastern
Xerophagy
Soaked Lentil Tabbouleh with Cracked Wheat and Herbs
Most tabbouleh is mostly parsley. This one keeps the avalanche of herbs but folds in soaked-not-cooked brown lentils ...
Thai
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Khao Soi — Northern Thai Coconut Curry Noodles with Crispy Tofu
Khao Soi is the great noodle dish of Chiang Mai — a deep, golden coconut curry broth poured over soft egg-free wheat ...
Other
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Cholar Dal — Bengali Chana Dal with Coconut and Raisins (No Oil)
Cholar dal is Bengal's festival lentil — split chana dal cooked until just tender, sweetened faintly with sugar and r...
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 ...
Russian
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Smoked Mackerel Salad with Potatoes and Horseradish
Smoked mackerel is a pantry staple across Russia and Northern Europe — rich, oily, deeply savory, and available year-...
Other
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Sundubu Jjigae — Korean Soft Tofu Stew (No-Oil Fast Day)
Sundubu jjigae arrives at the table still violently bubbling in its stone pot, fiery red and fragrant with gochugaru ...
Other
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Pasta with Oil-Free Marinara
Marinara sauce does not need oil. Tomatoes contain enough natural sugars and acids to build a sauce entirely on their...
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...
Greek
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Λαγάνα — Lagana (Greek Clean Monday Flatbread)
Lagana is the bread of Clean Monday (Καθαρά Δευτέρα), the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox tradition. By...
Other
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Chana Saag — Chickpea and Spinach Masala
This is what happens when you put chickpeas and a mountain of spinach into the same pot and let them get to know each...
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