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 criada por imigrantes portugueses em França. É a sanduíche portuguesa mais famosa. Tem bife, fiambre, linguiça e salsicha e depois é coberta com queijo derretido e molho de cerveja.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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