As Christmas Eve is normally a fasting day, which means meals such as fish or beans, the Christmas table of an Orthodox family will be rich with various dishes, including sarmas(stuffed cabbage, normally with pork), pies, various cakes and cookies, andcicvaraas a must.
Badnja večer jest naravno posni dan, koji podrazumijeva jela poput ribe i graha, dok će božićna trpeza u pravoslavnoj obitelji biti bogata različitim jelima, uključujući sarmu (uvijeni listovi kisela kupusa uglavnom punjeni mljevenim svinjskim mesom), pite, različite torte i kolače, i, obvezno, cicvaru.