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Today's Fast

October 16, 2026
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Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite; Martyrs Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon; St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea

Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite / Martyrs Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon / St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea

Troparion: St. Dionysius the Areopagite: Tone IV. Having learned goodness and been watchful in all things,/ arrayed as befitteth a priest, in a good conscience,/ thou didst draw forth ineffable things from th...
Καλαμάρια με Πατάτες — Kalamari me Patates (Squid and Potato Stew in Tomato)
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Καλαμάρια με Πατάτες — Kalamari me Patates (Squid and Potato Stew in Tomato)

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ლობიოს სუპი ცისფერი ფერულათი — Bean Soup with Blue Fenugreek and Coriander
Georgian Fast Without Oil

ლობიოს სუპი ცისფერი ფერულათი — Bean Soup with Blue Fenugreek and Coriander

This is a Georgian bean soup built for a strict fast day, cooked entirely without oil and leaning on walnuts, herbs, ...

Bissara — Moroccan Split Fava Bean Purée with Cumin Oil
Middle Eastern Fast With Oil

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...

Sgombro alla Griglia — Italian Grilled Mackerel with Salmoriglio
Other Fast With Fish

Sgombro alla Griglia — Italian Grilled Mackerel with Salmoriglio

Mackerel is oily, muscular, and deeply flavored — the kind of fish that stands up to fire and acid without flinching....

Dal Tadka (Red Lentil Dal with Tempered Spices)
Other Fast With Oil

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...

Μπριάμ / Briam (Greek Roasted Vegetables)
Greek Fast With Oil

Μπριάμ / Briam (Greek Roasted Vegetables)

Briam is the Greek answer to ratatouille, though Greeks would argue the comparison should run the other direction. It...

Kibbeh with Bulgur and Walnut
Middle Eastern Fast With Oil

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,...

Кутья / Сочиво — Christmas Eve Wheat Berry Dish
Russian Fast Without Oil

Кутья / Сочиво — Christmas Eve Wheat Berry Dish

Кутья is among the most ancient dishes in Slavic Orthodox tradition, served on Christmas Eve (Сочельник), at memorial...

მწვანე ლობიო ფხალი — Green Bean Pkhali
Georgian Fast With Oil

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...

Moroccan Fish Tagine with Preserved Lemons
Other Fast With Fish

Moroccan Fish Tagine with Preserved Lemons

A Moroccan tagine with fish is a stunning one-pot meal — chunks of firm white fish braised in a spiced tomato and oli...

Trail Mix for Fasting Days
Other Xerophagy

Trail Mix for Fasting Days

This is the most portable and calorie-dense xerophagy food you can prepare. A bag of this in your pocket gets you thr...

Ardei Umpluți de Post (Fasting Stuffed Peppers)
Romanian Fast With Oil

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...

Apple and Celery with Peanut Butter
Other Xerophagy

Apple and Celery with Peanut Butter

This is not glamorous. A sliced apple, some celery sticks, and a scoop of peanut butter — it sounds like a child's af...

Escalivada con Alubias Blancas — Catalan Charred Vegetables with White Beans
Other Fast With Oil

Escalivada con Alubias Blancas — Catalan Charred Vegetables with White Beans

Escalivada is the Catalan art of charring vegetables whole until their skins blacken and their flesh turns sweet and ...

Χόρτα / Horta (Boiled Wild Greens)
Greek Fast With Oil

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...

Tabbouleh (تبولة)
Middle Eastern Fast With Oil

Tabbouleh (تبولة)

Tabbouleh is a parsley salad with bulgur wheat, not a bulgur salad with parsley. This distinction matters enormously....

Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw and Avocado
Other Fast With Fish

Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw and Avocado

Fish tacos are a perfect fish-day meal — light, bright, and endlessly customizable. Crispy pan-fried cod or tilapia s...

Monastery Bread with Olives and Raw Tomatoes
Other Xerophagy

Monastery Bread with Olives and Raw Tomatoes

This is the quintessential xerophagy meal — the one that monks on Mount Athos and in monasteries across the Orthodox ...

Serbian Fish Paprikash
Serbian Fast With Fish

Serbian Fish Paprikash

Fish paprikash is the pride of Serbia's Danube and Sava river regions — a thick, brick-red stew of freshwater fish si...

Pesarattu — Andhra Green Gram Crepes with Ginger and Chili
Other Fast With Oil

Pesarattu — Andhra Green Gram Crepes with Ginger and Chili

Pesarattu is a dosa made not from rice and urad but from whole green mung beans, which means it arrives at the table ...

Three-Bean Fasting Chili with Smoked Paprika
Other Fast With Oil

Three-Bean Fasting Chili with Smoked Paprika

A pot of chili fills the house with the smell of a long afternoon of cooking, even when it has only been simmering fo...

No-Cook Almond and Date Power Squares
General Xerophagy

No-Cook Almond and Date Power Squares

These are dense, chewy, and serious — built to carry you through a long fasting day or a stretch of services without ...

Sundubu Jjigae — Korean Soft Tofu Stew (No-Oil Fast Day)
Other Fast Without Oil

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 ...

Чёрный Хлеб — 100% Rye Sourdough (Russian Black Bread)
Russian Xerophagy

Чёрный Хлеб — 100% Rye Sourdough (Russian Black Bread)

The dark, dense, sour loaf that has anchored the Russian fasting table for a thousand years. Not a wheat bread with r...

British-Style Curried Lentils
General Fast With Oil

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...

Pad Kra Pao with Tofu (Thai Holy Basil Stir-Fry)
Thai Fast With Oil

Pad Kra Pao with Tofu (Thai Holy Basil Stir-Fry)

Pad kra pao is the most eaten dish in Thailand — the one every office worker orders from every street stall every day...

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