The Cristas de Galo (rooster coxcomb) are a convent patisserie and are of an artisanal elaboration, typical of Vila Real, which format resembles a coxcomb of a rooster. The filling is a combination of egg and almond. After baked the patisserie is sprinkled with sugar. The lard pastry, also known as the patisserie of Vila Real, and more recently as cristas or cristas de galo, were a creation of the nuns of the convent of Nossa Senhora do Amparo of the Santa Clara Order, clearly one of the most representative convent patisserie of Vila Real.