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Velhote is a typical dessert of the parish of Valadares Vila Nova de Gaia.Velhotes were baked for the first time in the 1880s by Maria Francisca da Silva – A Braguesa (a lady who came from Braga) and soon became popular. Only a few of velhotes’ history is known but the legend says that when king Carlos I and Queen Amélie of Orleans came to Porto they ate velhotes.Velhotes are a kind of sweet bread with sugar and cinnamon and are typically served on Saturdays and by the time of Sr.