Russian
Fast Without Oil
Boiled Potatoes with Sauerkraut and Dill
This is what Russian peasants and monks ate through Great Lent for centuries, and the reason it has persisted is that...
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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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Fasting Recipes
Other
Fast Without Oil
Pelēkie Zirņi ar Sīpoliem — Latvian Grey Peas with Onions
Grey peas are the national dish of Latvia for good reason — they are dense, nutty, and so filling that a single bowl ...
Other
Xerophagy
Kapusta Kiszona z Kminkiem — Polish Sauerkraut with Caraway and Juniper
Polish sauerkraut is closer to the German style than the Russian — no carrots or berries — but with the distinctive a...
Other
Xerophagy
Banana and Almond Butter Wraps
This is the most calorie-dense, most satisfying, and most portable xerophagy meal that requires no preparation beyond...
Greek
Fast Without Oil
Φασόλια Γίγαντες Γιαχνί — Greek White Bean Yahni with Tomato and Herbs (No Oil)
Yahni is the Greek word for a slow tomato-and-onion braise, and giant white beans cooked this way make one of the mos...
Georgian
Fast With Oil
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 ...
Other
Fast With Fish
Hamsi Pilavı — Turkish Black Sea Anchovy Rice
On the Black Sea coast, the hamsi — fresh anchovy — is almost a religion, and hamsi pilavı is its grandest expression...
Thai
Fast With Oil
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...
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 ...
Middle Eastern
Fast With Oil
Turşu — Balkan and Middle Eastern Mixed Vinegar Pickles
Turşu (also written torshi, turshi, or tursija) is the preserved vegetable condiment of a huge region — from Iran thr...
Other
Fast With Oil
Black Bean Tacos with Avocado and Lime
Black bean tacos are the proof that fasting food does not need to be Eastern European or Mediterranean to work. These...
Greek
Fast With Oil
Prasorizo (Greek Leek and Rice)
Prasorizo is one of the simplest and most comforting dishes in the Greek ladera tradition — leeks braised slowly in g...
Other
Fast With Fish
Portuguese Salt Cod with Potatoes and Onions (Bacalhau a Bras Style)
Bacalhau a Bras is one of Portugal's most beloved salt cod dishes — shredded salt cod tangled with crispy matchstick ...
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...
Greek
Fast With Oil
Σπανακόρυζο / Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)
Spanakorizo is comfort food of the highest order — a one-pot dish of spinach and rice cooked together until the rice ...
General
Xerophagy
Soaked Steel-Cut Oats with Tahini, Dates, and Sunflower Seeds
Strict-day breakfast is the hardest meal of a fast, because it comes before the discipline has settled into the day a...
General
Fast With Oil
One-Pot Chickpea and Orzo with Lemon and Dill
This is a weeknight pot in the truest sense: one pan, twenty-five minutes, and nothing that needs watching. The orzo ...
Serbian
Fast With Oil
Ајвар / Ajvar (Roasted Red Pepper Spread)
Ajvar is not just a recipe. It is a Serbian institution. Every autumn, when the red peppers come in, entire families ...
Other
Fast With Oil
Pickled Beets with Horseradish (Ukrainian Style)
Ukrainian and southern Russian tradition — pickled beets with horseradish, called "khrin" when it is mostly horseradi...
Thai
Fast With Oil
Panang Curry with Seitan and Green Beans
Panang curry is thicker and richer than its red and green cousins — less soupy, more like a thick, clinging sauce. Th...
Thai
Fast With Oil
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 ...
Georgian
Fast With Oil
ლობიო ნიგვზით — Walnut Lobio with Pomegranate and Coriander
Lobio is Georgia's great bean dish, and it shifts shape from house to house. This is the walnut version — kidney bean...
Other
Xerophagy
Everyday Fasting Sourdough Boule
This is the daily bread of the Orthodox faster. Four ingredients: flour, water, salt, and a sourdough starter. No oil...
Other
Fast With Oil
Pasta Aglio e Olio with Wilted Greens
The five-ingredient weeknight meal that has bailed out every tired cook in every fasting season. Olive oil, garlic, c...
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...
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