More than a thousand years, from the time of St. Athanasius, Mylopotamos with grapes vineyard produces Namata blessed in many ways, both as sacrament sake and for the sake effranseos in general.



In this wondrous and holy place, and thrive acclimated many varieties, with the effort of human hands, but the lasting effect makes happy efkamato each kamato.Ton special character of the place also foresaw Agios Athanasios, so and set apart from vineyards, Mylopotamos be and rest area and reconstruction of the monks who are plagued by excessive hard exercise.

One hundred twenty-six recipes, the most representative than are the monks of the Holy Mount accustomed, from the diet which excludes meat, white and red. The monks of Mount Athos for two hundred days a year fast, so similar are their diet.

The author, addressing his readers, stresses that it seeks to show more attention to the traditional cuisine of the Greeks, the so-called Mediterranean. "The dishes prepared and ate our parents and our ancestors. This is the monastic kitchen, I learned to cook for thirty three years. Experts characterize healthy, Mediterranean, diet, etc., I do not know how to call it ... You still say it as you want, monk, monastic. Monastic or traditional. What matters is that it has asserted as a result fewer triglycerides and cholesterol, helps reduce blood pressure, while reducing and so harmful. "