Ovos Moles de Aveiro IGP is the tourist and gastronomic icon of the Aveiro region. Born in the 16th Century in the Convent of Jesus of Aveiro, they are obtained by joining yolk with a sugar syrup and the traditional know-how, following the conventual recipe transmitted in secret over generations.

At that time, egg whites were used by nuns in domestic chores, such as ironing clothes. With so much yolk left over, they began to be used in the manufacture of conventual sweets, used at the time as a medicine. The nuns used sugar from Madeira Island, the yolks and water and produced the egg mass that was placed in wafers, thus creating a delicacy loved by so many throughout all these centuries.

Aveiro, is a city known for its privileged location, where the Ria and the Sea come together, which in turn, serves as inspiration for this delicious and nutritious sweet, which once served to strengthen the sick in the conventual wards.

Ovos Moles de Aveiro was the first Portuguese conventual product to be awarded the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) designation by the European Union. This qualification ensures a maximum guarantee of quality, maintaining the original recipe and traditional confection method, based on the heritage of men and women and traditional Portuguese know-how. 

The handmade wooden barrels and porcelain, decorated to popular taste, with motifs that invoke the moliceiros boats and the salt pans, show the care put in the presentation of a product that characterizes a city where good taste and aesthetic sense always prevail, as can be admired in the gracefulness of the arte-nova houses, the tiles, the churches and convents, or the always beautiful moliceiros boats.

Eça de Queiroz, in his work "Os Maias", makes reference to this delicacy: "They are six barrels of soft eggs from Aveiro. It's a very 'chic' candy... Ask V. Exª to Carlos. Isn't it true, Carlos, that it's a delicacy, even known outside?" You may find the Ovos Moles de Aveiro wrapped in wafers or stored in wooden or porcelain barrels. Ovos Moles de Aveiro IGP do not need to be kept cold, but they should be kept in dry and cool places, away from sunlight.