Local Food, Wine & Regional Products in Vila Real

Cristas de galo, pastéis de Santa Clara, roast lamb, broa and Douro wines.

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What to Try in the Region

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Roast lamb

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Lamb or kid roasted in a wood oven with potatoes, the Sunday dish of Trás-os-Montes.

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Broa de milho

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Dense corn bread with a dark crust, served with every meal in the north.

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Douro wine

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Reds and whites from the vineyards that begin just south of the city.

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Trás-os-Montes olive oil

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Fruity olive oil with protected origin from the groves of the region.

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Cristas de galo

Vila Real's famous convent pastry: crisp dough filled with almond and egg yolk, shaped like a rooster's comb.

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Pastéis de Santa Clara

Small pastries filled with egg-yolk cream, from the old Santa Clara convent recipe.