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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 ...
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Today's Fast
July 16, 2026
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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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Russian
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Картошка с Грибами — Potatoes with Mushrooms
There is nothing fancy about жареная картошка с грибами, and that is entirely the point. Pan-fried potatoes with mush...
Russian
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Фаршированные Перцы — Stuffed Peppers with Buckwheat and Mushrooms
Bell peppers stuffed with nutty buckwheat and earthy mushrooms, braised in tomato sauce until everything melds togeth...
Georgian
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Аджапсандали (Ajapsandali — Georgian Vegetable Stew)
Ajapsandali is Georgia's answer to ratatouille, and it wins the argument. Where the French version aims for delicacy,...
Romanian
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Tocană de Cartofi cu Ciuperci (Potato and Mushroom Stew)
This is the stew that appears when the pantry is nearly bare and the fast still has weeks to run. Potatoes and mushro...
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...
Other
Fast With Fish
Sinigang na Bangus — Filipino Sour Tamarind Soup with Milkfish
Sinigang is the comforting sour soup at the heart of Filipino home cooking — a clear, tamarind-soured broth crowded w...
Greek
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Bakaliaros Skordalia — Greek Fried Salt Cod with Garlic Purée
Bakaliaros skordalia is the dish Greeks reach for on the Annunciation and Palm Sunday — the two great fish days that ...
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...
Georgian
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ბადრიჯანი ნიგვზით — Eggplant with Pomegranate and Walnut
Slices of fried eggplant rolled around a walnut-garlic paste and jeweled with pomegranate seeds. This is one of the m...
Russian
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Окрошка Постная — Fasting Okroshka
Cold kvass soup sounds strange until you try it, and then you wonder why every culture does not have one. This fastin...
Middle Eastern
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Ful Akhdar Maslouq — Levantine Stewed Green Fava and White Beans
Across the Levant, ful is breakfast, supper, and everything between — earthy stewed beans you scoop up with bread unt...
Romanian
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Zacuscă (Roasted Vegetable Spread)
Every autumn, Romanian families gather for zacuscă season — days spent roasting peppers and eggplant over open fires,...
Russian
Xerophagy
Квас — Russian Fermented Rye Bread Kvass
Kvass is the oldest Slavic fermented drink — predating Christianity in the region and thoroughly adopted by the Ortho...
Middle Eastern
Xerophagy
Soaked Bulgur, Chickpea, and Herb Mezze with Sumac and Pomegranate
This is a strict-day plate that asks nothing of the stove. Fine bulgur is soaked cold until tender, then tossed with ...
Georgian
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Adjarian Khachapuri de Post (Fasting Cheese-less Boat Bread)
The iconic boat-shaped bread from Adjara is famous for its molten cheese filling and egg yolk nestled in the center. ...
Other
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Spanish Patatas Bravas with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Patatas bravas is the essential Spanish tapa — crispy fried potato cubes served with a bold, smoky-spicy tomato sauce...
Other
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Nasi Goreng with Tofu and Sambal
Nasi goreng is Indonesia's national fried rice, and the fasting version loses nothing. Day-old rice is stir-fried har...
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...
Russian
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Рассольник Постный — Fasting Pickle Soup
Рассольник gets its name from рассол — pickle brine — and that sour, salty tang is what makes this soup completely ad...
Russian
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Buckwheat Porridge with Mushrooms
Buckwheat kasha with mushrooms is the weeknight staple of Russian Lenten cooking — cheap, filling, deeply savory, and...
Other
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Jamaican Escovitch Fish with Pickled Vegetables
Escovitch fish is Jamaica's answer to escabeche — whole fish fried until shatteringly crisp, then draped in a tangle ...
Thai
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Pad Prik King with Tempeh and Long Beans
Pad prik king is a dry, intense Thai stir-fry — no coconut milk, no broth, just a fierce red curry paste clinging to ...
General
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No-Oil Mushroom, Barley, and White Bean Pot
This is a one-pot of pure umami: meaty mushrooms, chewy pearl barley, and creamy white beans all braised together unt...
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 ...
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