Lenten foods

Dolma is a family of stuffed dishes largely associated with Ottoman cuisine. It mainly includes vegetables and leaves, and occasionally seafood, offal, fruits, and meats, that are hollowed out or wrapped, then filled with a mixture of rice, minced meat, herbs, and spices. The leaf-wrapped type can be specifically known as sarma, but colloquially dolma is used for both.

dish of cabbage leaves with a filling

Tabbouleh (), also transcribed tabouleh, tabbouli, tabouli, or taboulah, is a Levantine salad of finely chopped parsley, soaked bulgur, tomatoes, mint, and onion, seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and sweet pepper. Some variations add lettuce, or use semolina instead of bulgur.

Syrian salad of fava beans, chopped tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper and salt)

delicacies of French and Cantonese cuisine

Fattoush (; also fattush, fatush, fattoosh, and fattouche) is a Levantine salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita combined with mixed greens and other vegetables, such as radishes, cucumber and tomatoes. Fattoush is a common part of meals in communities in the Levant.

'''Ma'amoul''' ( ) is a filled butter cookie made with semolina flour. Originating in the Arab world, the filling can be made with dried fruits like figs, dates, or nuts such as pistachios or walnuts, and occasionally almonds or cheese.

cabbage, vine leaf, or other leaf roll

Rollmops () are pickled herring fillets, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around a savoury filling.

A buñuelo (, alternatively called boñuelo, bimuelo, birmuelo, bermuelo, bumuelo, burmuelo, or bonuelo, is a fried dough fritter found in Spain, Latin America, and other regions with a historical connection to Spaniards or Sephardic Jews, including Southwest Europe, the Balkans, Anatolia, where the sweet form is called lokma and the rest pişi, and parts of Asia and North Africa. Buñuelos are traditionally prepared at Christmas, Easter, and Hanukkah. They will usually have a filling or a topping. In Mexican cuisine, it is often served with a syrup made with piloncillo.

raw meat or vegan bulgur dish from the Turkish cuisine

traditional way of preserving herring

Kyopolou (, , more often , ; ) is a popular Bulgarian and Turkish spread, relish and salad made principally from roasted eggplants and garlic.

Capirotada () or Capilotade, also known as Capirotada de vigilia, is a traditional Mexican food similar to a bread pudding that is usually eaten during the Lenten period. It is one of the dishes served on Good Friday.

Vegetarian bean paste eaten during Lent

millet porridge