Francesinha is a Portuguese sandwich, originally from Porto, made with layers of toasted bread and assorted hot meats such as roast, steak, wet-cured ham, linguiça, or chipolata over which sliced cheese is melted by the ladling of a near-boiling tomato-and-beer sauce called molho de francesinha.

        • dunz@feddit.nuOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          This wasn’t served with fries. It might have been unusually large, but I wouldn’t been able to eat a side of fries with this as well lol. Sooo many calories😃. Sucked up most of the delicious sauce by dabbing the bread in it.

  • JSeldon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Wow! I’m headed to Porto next week and am looking forward to tasting one of these! Any recommendations aside from the Francesinha, any cool places that shouldn’t be missed?! Enjoy your trip!!!

    • dunz@feddit.nuOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I am! Taking it easy today, though, spent all day yesterday walking, finished the day with the Francesinha at one of the tourist traps down by the river

  • Waker@lemmy.ptEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    As a Portuguese I am somewhat ashamed to never have eaten a proper francesinha. :| that one looks spectacular.

    • curiouscuriosity@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ve eaten it and the toast soaking the sauce up always happened. It’s actually part of the appeal as the sauce is magic and each restaurant makes them a bit differently.