A Portuguese friend brought this very curious sandwich to our attention, the 'Francesinha'. The Francesinha is not for the feint hearted. Beware, this is not the sandwich of your lunch-break.
The Francesinha consists of: A minute steak, ham, portuguese sausage and frankfurter between a fluffy portuguese roll covered in melted cheese. All this is served up to you basking in a rich sauce that has been stewed for four hours and that includes (allegedly): beer, wine, whiskey and port.
The first thing that hits you when it is brought to your table is the overwhelming size (with chips on the side). The smokey saltiness of the four meats combined with the twang of the sauce makes for a very interesting first bite. The cheese fuses nicely with the sauce, the whole experience is very rich. Melvin thought it was good but wasn't crazy about it, he feels there is a lot of potential in this dish and wants to investigate it in it's natural habitat of Porto one day. Rajesh on the other hand liked it very much, however feels he may be slightly intoxicated off the sauce.
Overall a heavy assault on your gut, but a good one nonetheless. We recommend ordering one and sharing between two. A cheap eat at £6.50.
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