Foods during Soma (Lent) - Assyrian

Caramel · 02-16-2010, 08:39 AM

What do you like to eat during Lent on Fridays or other days when you are fasting from meat? Please list all of your favorites in reverse alphabetical order. Thanks.

Zowaa740 · 02-16-2010, 04:55 PM

Technically, Soma calls for meat and dairy to be avoided for the entire 50 days, so basically anything that is from the ground, as in vegetation is permitted.

There is one thing I like, and those are guleh (ܔܠܗ). There are eaten during during paloo (ܦܠܘ) which stands for palga (ܦܠܔܐ), and that is literally the word for "half" in Assyrian, symbolizing halfway point being reached during Soma Ra'ba. They are basically masheh(ܡܐܫܗ), which are baked beans, placed as stuffing in lieu of potatoes or meat (ܒܨܪܐ ܝܢ ܩܪܜܗܦܗ) within a pirashki (ܦܝܪܫܟܗ), which of course has a deep Russian history (пирожки) and was adopted by us during our stay there several decades ago, which is still notable today in the Russian names of many of our grandparents or perhaps their relatives or friends.

SamIAM™ · 02-17-2010, 08:49 AM

Salmon is my favorite
Tuna

Neo · 02-17-2010, 09:36 AM

Tilapia is my favorite type of fish

Caramel · 02-17-2010, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zowaa740

Technically, Soma calls for meat and dairy to be avoided for the entire 50 days, so basically anything that is from the ground, as in vegetation is permitted.

There is one thing I like, and those are guleh (ܔܠܗ). There are eaten during during paloo (ܦܠܘ) which stands for palga (ܦܠܔܐ), and that is literally the word for "half" in Assyrian, symbolizing halfway point being reached during Soma Ra'ba. They are basically masheh(ܡܐܫܗ), which are baked beans, placed as stuffing in lieu of potatoes or meat (ܒܨܪܐ ܝܢ ܩܪܜܗܦܗ) within a pirashki (ܦܝܪܫܟܗ), which of course has a deep Russian history (пирожки) and was adopted by us during our stay there several decades ago, which is still notable today in the Russian names of many of our grandparents or perhaps their relatives or friends.

Very interesting. Is the pirashki like a peirogi on the outside or is it like bourag?
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See I don't eat any seafood like you guys SamIAM and Neo plus dairy usually makes me feel sick so I try to do the best I can...

I like

tahin & celan or honey
soup - any vegetable soup, mushroom barley, adas, minestrone
salad (any kind, I love all veggies)
mjadra
gur gur smoqa w/ mushrooms
fruit - all kinds except grapefruit
eggs (scrambled, hard boiled, in omlettes)
beans of any kind

I need more variety though. Please help!

Zowaa740 · 02-17-2010, 09:38 PM

Well Cathy, it is actually none of the above. Peirogi is basically dumplings and bourag are basically like eggrolls. If you google pirashki, you will get the idea. Pirashki can be either oblong or round, and guleh are basically bean pirashki.

BONO · 02-18-2010, 11:04 AM

All the rizza & Maraqa without meat.
Veg. Dolma
Falafel
Lentil Soup
Silka Shleeka soup
Tuna
Salmon

Caramel · 02-18-2010, 11:37 AM

Peanut butter and Jelly

Caramel · 02-19-2010, 09:54 AM

Roasted potatoes, carrots & onions
Pasta tossed with pesto sauce, or garlic & oil, or spicy marinara
Dolma (w/o meat)
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Originally Posted by Zowaa740

Well Cathy, it is actually none of the above. Peirogi is basically dumplings and bourag are basically like eggrolls. If you google pirashki, you will get the idea. Pirashki can be either oblong or round, and guleh are basically bean pirashki.

Thank you, I want to try them.

SarahPesto · 02-20-2010, 08:32 PM

Dates
Nuts
Tofu
Popcorn
Tofurky
Garden Burgers

Zowaa740 · 02-21-2010, 10:01 PM

Cathy, call St. Mary's Assyrian Orthodox Church on 4320 E. 14 Mile Rd, Warren, MI 48092, and ask when palu is. It will be appx. the second week of March.
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call 586-825-085 or 586-825-0290

Caramel · 02-22-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Zowaa740

Cathy, call St. Mary's Assyrian Orthodox Church on 4320 E. 14 Mile Rd, Warren, MI 48092, and ask when palu is. It will be appx. the second week of March.
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call 586-825-085 or 586-825-0290

Wow thank you, I will call them right away.

Emma_Girl · 02-23-2010, 10:42 AM

Is consuming alcohol a sin during soma?
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Originally Posted by Caramel

What do you like to eat during Lent on Fridays or other days when you are fasting from meat? Please list all of your favorites in reverse alphabetical order. Thanks.

Caramel · 02-23-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Emma_Girl

Is consuming alcohol a sin during soma?
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I believe that getting drunk, or any type of chemical intoxication for that matter is a sin during any season. Being under the influence of a mind altering substance reduces your inhibitions therefore making you more likely to fall into a number of temptations. I don't know where the line is drawn though. Interesting question.

SamIAM™ · 02-23-2010, 01:19 PM

sushi

SarahPesto · 02-24-2010, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Emma_Girl

Is consuming alcohol a sin during soma?

No. It's NOT a sin. What a person is trying to obtain through lent is a sense of control over ones passions. Drinking is a passion. If a person could abstain from drinking during lent then all the better, but It's not a sin. The same would go for smoking, sex, etc... It's more of a personal choice. If you feel you don't want to drink during lent, don't drink.

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Originally Posted by SamIAM™

sushi

AMEEN!!! I love sushi!!!

itsChris · 02-24-2010, 06:13 PM

Concerning Alcohol: Overindulging in anything, including alcohol is a sin. This means you aren't allowed to have more than 'one drink' anyways, in or out of soma. (buzzing/drunk = overindulgence of alcohol, feeling too full after a meal = overindulgence of eating, etc.)

Zowaa740 · 02-24-2010, 08:20 PM

Technically, smoking/drinking are sin, but during Soma it is especially bad, considering meat and dairy are banned, those are even more indulgeous things, and I would tend to think even sex is banned (although the Church says sex is only right if it is consentual, heteroseual, and between two people under the Sacrament of Marriage), so basically abstaining from sex during Soma is discussing a husband and wife only.

Caramel · 03-04-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zowaa740

Technically, smoking/drinking are sin, but during Soma it is especially bad, considering meat and dairy are banned, those are even more indulgeous things, and I would tend to think even sex is banned (although the Church says sex is only right if it is consentual, heteroseual, and between two people under the Sacrament of Marriage), so basically abstaining from sex during Soma is discussing a husband and wife only.

I agree with Zowaa. Thank you Zowaa740.

BONO · 03-04-2010, 09:25 PM

I'm not sure if I'll fast tomorrow. Nothing to eat!!!

SamIAM™ · 03-05-2010, 10:38 AM

crab cakes

Zowaa740 · 03-08-2010, 05:09 PM

Most welcome Cathy.

Zowaa740 · 03-09-2010, 01:45 PM

Cathy, I just found out that Paloo is being celebrated tomorrow, so I assume it'll b tomorro evening as far marking the day is concerned in Assyrian Churches.

renee · 03-09-2010, 03:04 PM

I always eat a lot of fish so the rules of Soma always confound me. It is hardly a sacrifice to eat lobster, shrimp, crabs, tuna, salmon, etc. These things are luxurious and good. So instead of abstaining from meat etc., I do a partial fast eating only bread and coffee or tea until my main meal. I also don't snack at all.

02-16-2010, 08:39 AM	#1
Caramel KATALTA Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,463 Rep Power: 11	Foods during Soma (Lent) What do you like to eat during Lent on Fridays or other days when you are fasting from meat? Please list all of your favorites in reverse alphabetical order. Thanks.

02-16-2010, 04:55 PM	#2
Zowaa740 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: سان دييكو Posts: 1,454 Rep Power: 5	Technically, Soma calls for meat and dairy to be avoided for the entire 50 days, so basically anything that is from the ground, as in vegetation is permitted. There is one thing I like, and those are guleh (ܔܠܗ). There are eaten during during paloo (ܦܠܘ) which stands for palga (ܦܠܔܐ), and that is literally the word for "half" in Assyrian, symbolizing halfway point being reached during Soma Ra'ba. They are basically masheh(ܡܐܫܗ), which are baked beans, placed as stuffing in lieu of potatoes or meat (ܒܨܪܐ ܝܢ ܩܪܜܗܦܗ) within a pirashki (ܦܝܪܫܟܗ), which of course has a deep Russian history (пирожки) and was adopted by us during our stay there several decades ago, which is still notable today in the Russian names of many of our grandparents or perhaps their relatives or friends. __________________ She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and generals, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. - Ezekiel 23:12

02-17-2010, 08:49 AM	#3
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02-17-2010, 09:36 AM	#4
Neo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan Age: 32 Posts: 985 Rep Power: 7	Tilapia is my favorite type of fish __________________ "Where facts are few, experts are many."

02-17-2010, 09:38 PM	#6
Zowaa740 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: سان دييكو Posts: 1,454 Rep Power: 5	Well Cathy, it is actually none of the above. Peirogi is basically dumplings and bourag are basically like eggrolls. If you google pirashki, you will get the idea. Pirashki can be either oblong or round, and guleh are basically bean pirashki. __________________ She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and generals, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. - Ezekiel 23:12

02-18-2010, 11:04 AM	#7
BONO Vote Emma 4 Prez Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,101 Rep Power: 17	All the rizza & Maraqa without meat. Veg. Dolma Falafel Lentil Soup Silka Shleeka soup Tuna Salmon __________________ "You can get all the help in the world from people and do everything they tell you to do, but if you dont realize that complete submission to God is the ONLY way to start, then you will not escape from this."

02-18-2010, 11:37 AM	#8
Caramel KATALTA Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,463 Rep Power: 11	Peanut butter and Jelly

02-20-2010, 08:32 PM	#10
SarahPesto Judeo-Islamic Christian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Florida Age: 34 Posts: 3,601 Rep Power: 6	Dates Nuts Tofu Popcorn Tofurky Garden Burgers __________________ Order "Exploding Stereotypes": sherifhedayat.com/merchandise/exploding-stereotypes-dvd

02-21-2010, 10:01 PM	#11
Zowaa740 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: سان دييكو Posts: 1,454 Rep Power: 5	Cathy, call St. Mary's Assyrian Orthodox Church on 4320 E. 14 Mile Rd, Warren, MI 48092, and ask when palu is. It will be appx. the second week of March. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - call 586-825-085 or 586-825-0290 __________________ She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and generals, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. - Ezekiel 23:12 Last edited by Zowaa740; 02-21-2010 at 10:01 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

02-23-2010, 01:19 PM	#15
SamIAM™ Administrator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan Age: 31 Posts: 8,480 Rep Power: 10	sushi __________________ Suggest a business / link ::Remote Backup

02-24-2010, 06:13 PM	#17
itsChris Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alqosh-Mosul, Iraq Age: 23 Posts: 444 Rep Power: 3	Concerning Alcohol: Overindulging in anything, including alcohol is a sin. This means you aren't allowed to have more than 'one drink' anyways, in or out of soma. (buzzing/drunk = overindulgence of alcohol, feeling too full after a meal = overindulgence of eating, etc.)

02-24-2010, 08:20 PM	#18
Zowaa740 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: سان دييكو Posts: 1,454 Rep Power: 5	Technically, smoking/drinking are sin, but during Soma it is especially bad, considering meat and dairy are banned, those are even more indulgeous things, and I would tend to think even sex is banned (although the Church says sex is only right if it is consentual, heteroseual, and between two people under the Sacrament of Marriage), so basically abstaining from sex during Soma is discussing a husband and wife only. __________________ She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and generals, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. - Ezekiel 23:12

03-04-2010, 09:25 PM	#20
BONO Vote Emma 4 Prez Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,101 Rep Power: 17	I'm not sure if I'll fast tomorrow. Nothing to eat!!! __________________ "You can get all the help in the world from people and do everything they tell you to do, but if you dont realize that complete submission to God is the ONLY way to start, then you will not escape from this."

03-05-2010, 10:38 AM	#21
SamIAM™ Administrator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan Age: 31 Posts: 8,480 Rep Power: 10	crab cakes __________________ Suggest a business / link ::Remote Backup

03-08-2010, 05:09 PM	#22
Zowaa740 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: سان دييكو Posts: 1,454 Rep Power: 5	Most welcome Cathy. __________________ She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and generals, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. - Ezekiel 23:12

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03-09-2010, 01:45 PM	#23
Zowaa740 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: سان دييكو Posts: 1,454 Rep Power: 5	Cathy, I just found out that Paloo is being celebrated tomorrow, so I assume it'll b tomorro evening as far marking the day is concerned in Assyrian Churches. __________________ She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and generals, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. - Ezekiel 23:12

03-09-2010, 03:04 PM	#24
renee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Age: 38 Posts: 8,766 Rep Power: 15	I always eat a lot of fish so the rules of Soma always confound me. It is hardly a sacrifice to eat lobster, shrimp, crabs, tuna, salmon, etc. These things are luxurious and good. So instead of abstaining from meat etc., I do a partial fast eating only bread and coffee or tea until my main meal. I also don't snack at all. __________________ With Obama in office, MSABBARO SABRAITH BMARIA.

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