Of Secular tradition, “queijadas da Vila”, a sweet originary in the St. Andrew’s Convent, the first in the Azores of the 1st Rule of St. Claire, built in 1533. In the late 18th century, nuns of Dutch and Spanish origin came to the “convento da Vila”, who made the “queijadas” according to a centuries-old recipe. It is a small cake, soft, juicy and sweet, with a long tradition and high quality, being an emblematic product of the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo.
