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Where Francesinha Comes From

Francesinha was created by Portuguese immigrants in France. It’s the most famous Portuguese sandwich. It has steak, ham, dry sausage and fresh sausage and then é coberta com queijo derretido e molho de cerveja.it's covered in melted cheese and beer sauce.

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A francesinha foi por imigrantes portugueses em França. É a sanduíche portuguesa mais famosa. Tem , , e e depois é coberta com e de .

Francesinha was created by Portuguese immigrants in France. It’s the most famous Portuguese sandwich. It has steak, ham, dry sausage and fresh sausage and then it's covered in melted cheese and beer sauce.

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🖌️ Criar: to create🥩 Bife [masc. noun]: Steak🐖 Fiambre [masc. noun]: Ham🐷 Linguiça: Dry sausage, spicy pork sausage🌭 Salsicha: Sausage🧀 Queijo [masc. noun]: Cheese🫠 Derretido: Melted🥫 Molho [masc. noun]: Sauce🍺 Cerveja [femin. noun]: Beer

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