Portugal
Photo: TheRealDapperDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, croppedFrancesinha
/fɾɐ̃sɨˈziɲɐ/fran-seh-ZEEN-yah
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- When
- Lunch & dinnerLate night
- Taste
- SavoryRich
- Made with
- Wheat & flourBeefPorkDairy & cheese
History
The francesinha, "little French girl", is Porto's giant sandwich: bread layered with steak, ham, sausage and linguiça, covered in melted cheese, often with a fried egg on top, and drowned in a hot sauce of tomato, beer and spices, with fries. It was created in the 1950s by Daniel da Silva, a Portuguese emigrant who had lived in France and Belgium and wanted to make a local version of the croque-monsieur, at the restaurant A Regaleira in Porto. Every café has its own secret sauce. It is eaten with a cold beer.
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