General
Fast Without Oil
No-Oil Tofu and Vegetable Steam Bowl with Ginger-Soy Broth
Steaming is the most underused technique on strict days. Without oil, roasting and frying are closed to you, but stea...
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Today's Fast
August 30, 2026
No Fast
13th Sunday after Pentecost
Martyr Myron, Presbyter of Cyzicus / Holy Martyr Patroclus (late 3rd c.)
Troparion: Tone IV. When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is over...
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Pască — Romanian Paschal Cheese Bread
Romanian
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Other
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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 ...
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...
Serbian
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Посна Погача / Posna Pogača (Fasting Bread)
Pogača is the everyday bread of Serbia — round, golden, slightly denser than Western bread, and torn apart by hand at...
General
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No-Oil Black-Eyed Pea and Tomato Stew with Smoked Paprika
Black-eyed peas cook quickly without soaking and turn silky and creamy at the edges while staying tender in the middl...
Greek
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Greek Fava Santorinis — Yellow Split Pea Purée Without Oil
Despite the name, fava in Greece means yellow split peas, slow-simmered until they melt into a silky, sunshine-colore...
Middle Eastern
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Ful Medames (فول مدمس) — Stewed Fava Beans
Ful medames is the breakfast of Egypt, eaten by millions every single morning, and it is one of the most ancient prep...
Other
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Mapo Tofu, Fasting-Style (Mushroom Mala Tofu)
Mapo tofu is Sichuan cooking at full volume: numbing, spicy, savory, and slick with chili oil, with cubes of soft tof...
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...
General
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Smoky White Bean and Kale Skillet with Garlic Breadcrumbs
Beans and greens is one of the oldest fasting meals there is, and it survives because it works. What lifts this versi...
Other
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Classic Refrigerator Dill Pickles (Quick Vinegar Method)
Every fasting pantry needs pickles. They deliver acid, salt, and crunch — three things plant-based Lenten meals often...
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...
Middle Eastern
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Fattoush (فتوش) — Levantine Bread Salad
Fattoush is the Levantine bread salad — crispy pieces of fried or toasted pita tossed with fresh vegetables and a bri...
Other
Xerophagy
Sprouted Lentil and Tomato Salad with Sumac and Mint
Sprouting transforms a hard dry lentil into something soft enough to eat raw, with a fresh green snap and a noticeabl...
Russian
Fast With Fish
Baked Trout with Dill and Lemon
This is the Russian way with trout — straightforward and perfect. A whole trout (or fillets, if you prefer), stuffed ...
Middle Eastern
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No-Oil Adas bi Hamod — Lebanese Lentil and Swiss Chard Soup with Lemon
Adas bi hamod is a Lebanese sour lentil soup, traditionally finished with olive oil and a flood of lemon. Even withou...
General
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No-Oil Black Bean and Hominy Stew with Chipotle and Lime
Hominy — dried corn treated with lime, sold canned as pozole corn — has a chew and a toasted-corn flavor that nothing...
Middle Eastern
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Baba Ghanoush (بابا غنوج) — Smoky Roasted Eggplant Dip
Baba ghanoush is the smoky, silky cousin of hummus — roasted eggplant mashed with tahini, lemon, and garlic into a di...
Other
Fast With Fish
Saba Shioyaki — Japanese Salt-Grilled Mackerel
Saba shioyaki is the quiet backbone of the Japanese home meal: a mackerel fillet salted, rested, and grilled until th...
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...
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 ...
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...
Romanian
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Kapusniak z Kvasoleyu — Ukrainian Sauerkraut and White Bean Soup
Kapusniak is the sour cabbage soup that holds the Ukrainian winter table together. The sourness of sauerkraut against...
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...
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...
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