Serbian
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Српска Салата / Srpska Salata (Serbian Salad)
Serbian salad is not a composed, artistic arrangement. It is a rough chop of whatever ripe vegetables are at hand — t...
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Today's Fast
July 16, 2026
No Fast
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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Tiropita — Cheese Pie
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Other
Xerophagy
Raw Beet and Carrot Salad with Lemon and Walnuts
Raw beets are sweeter than you expect, and they pair remarkably well with the earthiness of carrot and the bitterness...
Greek
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No-Oil Gigantes and Greens Braised in Tomato
Greek giant beans are usually swimming in olive oil — but stripped back to tomato, garlic, and a fistful of wild gree...
Other
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Chickpea and Spinach Soup with Lemon
This is a one-pot soup that comes together in thirty minutes and provides everything you need on a no-oil fasting day...
Romanian
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Ciorbă de Ciuperci — Mushroom Sour Soup
Romanian ciorbă gets its signature tang from borș (fermented wheat bran liquid), and when you build it on a base of d...
Georgian
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ლობიანი მარხვისა — Lobiani Marhvisa (Fasting Georgian Bean Bread)
Every Orthodox tradition has a bread that does the work of a meal. In Georgia, that bread is lobiani — a round loaf s...
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
Xerophagy
Raw Kohlrabi and Walnut Salad with Lemon and Dill
Kohlrabi eaten raw is a revelation — crisp and juicy like a cross between an apple and a radish, with none of the sul...
Other
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Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
Shrimp scampi is one of the fastest luxury meals you can make — large shrimp sautéed in a flood of garlic, white wine...
Russian
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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...
Georgian
Xerophagy
Chakapuli Lobios — Georgian Green Herb and White Bean Stew
Chakapuli is the great spring stew of Georgia — a riot of tarragon, fresh herbs, green onions, and the sharp sourness...
Russian
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Грибна Гречка з Цибулею — Buckwheat Pilaf with Mushrooms and Onions
Buckwheat (гречка) is the grain that built the Russian and Ukrainian peasant constitution — toasty, nutty, and unusua...
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...
Middle Eastern
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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,...
Russian
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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...
Other
Xerophagy
Overnight Soaked Oats with Berries and Almonds
Here is the xerophagy controversy you will encounter online: are overnight oats "cooked"? The answer, practically spe...
Other
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Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Bean Soup)
Pasta e fagioli is Italian peasant food at its most perfect — pasta and beans in a thick, savory tomato broth. Every ...
Other
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Mussels in White Wine and Garlic
A pot of mussels steamed open in white wine, garlic, and parsley is one of the fastest and most impressive meals you ...
Greek
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Μπριάμ / Briam (Greek Roasted Vegetables)
Briam is the Greek answer to ratatouille, though Greeks would argue the comparison should run the other direction. It...
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...
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...
Other
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No-Oil Toor Dal and Spinach with Dry-Toasted Tarka
Toor dal — split pigeon peas — cooks into a thick, golden purée with a gentle earthy sweetness, and a fistful of spin...
Middle Eastern
Xerophagy
Raw Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Herbs (Fattoush-Style)
Fattoush is the great Levantine bread salad — torn pita mixed with tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, and herbs in a suma...
Other
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Açorda Alentejana de Grão — Portuguese Garlic Bread Soup with Chickpeas
Açorda is the Alentejo's answer to having almost nothing in the house and eating like a king anyway — stale bread, a ...
Russian
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Постные Щи — Fasting Cabbage Soup
A cornerstone of Russian fasting cuisine for centuries, щи (shchi) built on sauerkraut is the most satisfying bowl of...
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