- Glossary
- Francesinha - Porto's legendary sandwich
Francesinha - Porto's legendary sandwich
Francesinha is a legendary sandwich from Porto inspired by croque-monsieur. It contains layers of bread, beef steak, ham and linguiça sausage.
It is covered with melted cheese and drenched in a sauce of beer, tomatoes and chilli. Served with chips, every restaurant in Porto guards its secret sauce recipe. It is a calorie bomb, but utterly irresistible.
- Francesinha originates from Porto and is inspired by the French croque-monsieur.
- It contains layers of different meats, sausage and is covered in melted cheese.
- The spicy beer and tomato sauce is a closely guarded secret at each restaurant.
- Served with chips, it is considered the heartiest sandwich in Portugal.
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