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Kala Chana — Bengali-Style Black Chickpeas with Potato
Kala chana — small, dark brown chickpeas — are nuttier, firmer, and more mineral than the pale kind, and they hold up...
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Today's Fast
October 16, 2026
Fast
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...
Recipe of the Day
Καλαμάρια με Πατάτες — Kalamari me Patates (Squid and Potato Stew in Tomato)
Greek
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Fasting Recipes
Russian
Fast With Fish
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-...
Romanian
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Iahnie de Fasole — Bean Stew
Iahnie de fasole is Romania's national comfort food during fasting periods, and it deserves to be known far beyond it...
Other
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Rasam with Toor Dal — South Indian Pepper and Tamarind Broth (No Oil)
Rasam is the thin, peppery, tamarind-sour broth that closes a South Indian meal and revives anyone who is tired, cold...
Russian
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Щи Постные — Fasting Shchi (Sauerkraut and Cabbage Soup)
Shchi is the soul of the Russian table. The meat version is famous, but the fasting version — postnye shchi — is what...
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
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Tohu Thoke — Burmese Chickpea Tofu Salad
Burmese "tofu" is made not from soybeans but from chickpea flour, set into a soft, custardy block and sliced into rib...
Greek
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Psari Plaki — Greek Baked Cod with Tomato, Onion, and Olive Oil
Psari plaki is the everyday baked fish of Greek home kitchens — thick fillets of cod nestled into a bed of slow-cooke...
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 ...
Other
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Dan Dan Mian — Sichuan Tofu and Sesame Noodles
Dan dan noodles are Sichuan street food at its most addictive — chewy wheat noodles pooled in a slick of chili oil, b...
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...
Other
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Frijoles Negros a la Cubana — Cuban Black Beans and Rice
Cuban black beans are slow-simmered until the broth turns thick and almost velvety, perfumed with a sofrito of green ...
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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Giardiniera (Italian Mixed Pickled Vegetables)
Giardiniera — "the gardener's pickle" — is the Italian answer to the question of what to do with the end-of-season ga...
Georgian
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Ткемали (Tkemali — Georgian Sour Plum Sauce)
Tkemali is to Georgian cooking what ketchup is to American cooking, except that it is vastly more interesting and has...
Greek
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Squid Stuffed with Rice and Herbs
Stuffed squid is a classic of the Greek islands, and it works beautifully without oil. The squid tubes become tender ...
Georgian
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Постное Харчо (Fasting Kharcho Soup)
Traditional kharcho is a beef soup. The fasting version drops the meat and compensates with an abundance of walnuts, ...
Russian
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Грибной Строганов — Mushroom Stroganoff
Forget everything you know about stroganoff needing sour cream. This version uses a silky cashew base and deeply brow...
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 ...
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
Xerophagy
Ukrainian Sauerkraut with Apples and Beets
Ukrainian sauerkraut traditions are rich and varied. This version includes grated apple for sweetness and enzyme acti...
Romanian
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Murături de Castraveți — Romanian Vinegar-Brined Cucumber Pickles
Murături is the Romanian word for pickled vegetables, and the winter pantry of every Romanian grandmother is lined wi...
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...
Romanian
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Polenta with Water-Sauteed Mushroom Ragu
Mamaliga — polenta — is the staff of life in Romanian cooking, and during Lent it replaces bread at most meals. Cooke...
General
Fast With Fish
Pan-Seared White Fish with Lemon, Caper, and Parsley Sauce
Fish days in the fasting calendar — Annunciation, Palm Sunday, the Dormition fast's feast, most of the Apostles' fast...
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