Galucio, a small cake shaped like a cockerel that was originally given to children on festive days, was made from leftover bread dough scraps.
It is a small loaf – sometimes shaped like a buata (doll) or carabiniè (carabiniere) – with a surface sprinkled with granulated sugar or caramelised sugar, made with bread dough enriched with butter and sugar, all baked in a wood-fired oven. The Chieri version of the sweet did not include eggs.
In the Chieri area, particularly in the bakeries of Chieri, in the 1950s and 1960s, the rooster-shaped dolcetto was quite popular and appreciated by children.
Today, thanks to the memory and experience of some artisan bakers, the Galucio 'd Cher has its own regulations governing how the sweet is produced.