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.
Badnje veče je naravno posni dan koji podrazumava jela poput ribe i pasulja, dok će božićna trpeza u pravoslavnoj porodici biti bogata različitim jelima, uključujući sarmu (uvijeni listovi kiselog kupusa, uglavnom punjeni mlevenim svinjskim mesom), pite, različite torte i kolače, i obavezno cicvaru.