Portugal's Most Iconic Sandwich Is Smothered In Cheese And Sauce | Legendary Eats

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  • čas přidán 17. 10. 2019
  • The Francesinha was invented in the 1950s at a Porto restaurant called A Regaleira, when a French customer asked for a croque monsieur. This indulgent sandwich now has many variations, but they all include a stack of ham, steak, sausage, and cheese, covered in a tangy tomato sauce. We visited Cafe Santiago, who makes Francesinhas beloved by locals and tourists alike, to see how the iconic sandwich is made.
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    Portugal's Most Iconic Sandwich Is Smothered In Cheese And Sauce | Legendary Eats

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  • @dacypher22
    @dacypher22 Před 3 lety +2631

    "How many calories does it have?"
    "Porto is not a flat city"
    I like how this guy thinks.

    • @aziirax3400
      @aziirax3400 Před 3 lety +125

      As a porto native,you are going to walk alot of stairs up and down if you want to visit the entire city its filled with long walks but the beutifull scenary and buildings make up for it

    • @lavalodong2473
      @lavalodong2473 Před 3 lety +56

      At first I thought it was about belly size lmao

    • @mandocuevas7592
      @mandocuevas7592 Před 3 lety +9

      @Tiago Vieira
      At least you will lose a lot of the calories you gain from eating this thing.

    • @foreveryactionthereisacons1683
      @foreveryactionthereisacons1683 Před 3 lety +11

      I felt a mild heart-attack just looking at the picture before the video started 😳

    • @JS-sv4ol
      @JS-sv4ol Před 3 lety +6

      Truly beat response ever 😄

  • @Andarovin
    @Andarovin Před 4 lety +2015

    "Well done, Portugal."
    -America

  • @nielsenn7012
    @nielsenn7012 Před 4 lety +692

    I went to Portugal back in 2008. One of the best vacations i ever had. Great people and great food. Huge respect from Denmark to Portugal 🇵🇹🇩🇰

    • @pandica745
      @pandica745 Před 3 lety +11

      Its even better today. You should come back!!

    • @andrecardoso6941
      @andrecardoso6941 Před 3 lety +13

      @@pandica745 why is it better today? Cause they turned Portugal into a tourist destination? You can't even find a decent restaurant in big cities anymore.

    • @pandica745
      @pandica745 Před 3 lety +7

      @@andrecardoso6941 achas q é por causa disso? Achas q o teu país n tem mais nada a oferecer ??

    • @andrecardoso6941
      @andrecardoso6941 Před 3 lety +7

      @@pandica745 visto que é um vídeo de comida pensava que estávamos a falar de gastronomia. Tem muito para oferecer só não vejo o porquê de estar melhor agora. O que tem agora já tinha há 15 anos atrás... para mim o melhor de Portugal é o interior e não as grandes cidades.

    • @pandica745
      @pandica745 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andrecardoso6941 eu ia mesmo dizer q o interior tem muito para oferecer eu vivo no Algarve e isto está muito modernizado

  • @movieclipoperator
    @movieclipoperator Před 3 lety +240

    I just love Portugal, the food, the places, the pristine beaches, the clean streets, the most welcoming people, the language and the whole culture, I've been visiting Portugal back in 2004 and I've wanted to return ever since, God bless Portugal and the portuguese people ❤️

    • @kriscosta8761
      @kriscosta8761 Před 3 lety +12

      What a lovely comment thank you so much for the kind words 🙏🏻🇵🇹🙋🏻‍♀️😊

    • @TheTiagovitoria
      @TheTiagovitoria Před 3 lety

      Thank you bro we love you too!

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      Where are you from?

    • @LHollan
      @LHollan Před 2 lety

      @@AzureKite191 Portuguese name with Italian surname, so is there any doubt the guy is Brazilian? Haha

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 2 lety

      @@LHollan names have nothing to do with being Portuguese

  • @saf1999
    @saf1999 Před 4 lety +5309

    Portugal: We don’t like to call it a sandwich.
    Food Insider: Most Iconic Sandwich...
    lmao

    • @T7d534
      @T7d534 Před 4 lety +8

      Lmao

    • @alexanderchristopher6237
      @alexanderchristopher6237 Před 4 lety +127

      Breaking News: The entire country of Portugal erupted in massive protests as Food Insider calls Portugal's iconic food "a sandwich".

    • @unlimited971
      @unlimited971 Před 4 lety +1

      While it s litteraly in the name

    • @MrMiguelForster
      @MrMiguelForster Před 4 lety +41

      @@unlimited971 its not.. the name means 'little french lady'

    • @unlimited971
      @unlimited971 Před 4 lety +4

      @@MrMiguelForster ah. thanks for that then. now it makes more sense.

  • @Im49th
    @Im49th Před 4 lety +5365

    Ham. Cheese. Sausage. Egg. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Sausage Nation attacked.

    • @Napoleonic_S
      @Napoleonic_S Před 4 lety +128

      No, it was the beef Nation that attacked.

    • @rhdsa8554
      @rhdsa8554 Před 4 lety +77

      i'm calling the police

    • @hiepnguyen-si2ny
      @hiepnguyen-si2ny Před 4 lety +53

      That was the funniest thing I’ve read all day lol thank you :)

    • @soda8182
      @soda8182 Před 4 lety +88

      Wielding all four elements, Portugal's most iconic sandwich was the only one that could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.

    • @ackieandorangie9115
      @ackieandorangie9115 Před 4 lety +38

      @@soda8182 😹 it was not *vanished*. It was eaten....

  • @tryagain5992
    @tryagain5992 Před 3 lety +1132

    As a Portuguese, i must say i am proud of this video and ashamed of the people who try to eat it by hand

    • @brainlessoaf
      @brainlessoaf Před 3 lety +93

      Let's be real, it's gonna be mostly foreigners that were eating it by hand. I say this as a British man - we're terrible for shaming ourselves abroad.

    • @greenmachine5600
      @greenmachine5600 Před 3 lety +23

      @@brainlessoaf i feel you as an american lol

    • @NOT_a_YT_Channel
      @NOT_a_YT_Channel Před 3 lety +27

      The same I feel when I see the foreigners eating sardines with a fork in the Santo António celebrations....
      Lol

    • @tryagain5992
      @tryagain5992 Před 3 lety +22

      @Andy Chou soggy...bread? sure its soggy but you also eat garlic bread right? And when you put butter on your toast, its also soggy, so i don't see the thing abt soggyness 🤷

    • @NOT_a_YT_Channel
      @NOT_a_YT_Channel Před 3 lety +4

      @Andy Chou oh, it's really amazing, even better than it looks

  • @condenihilit1572
    @condenihilit1572 Před 4 lety +2044

    "Portugal's most iconic sandwich"
    Bifana: Am I a joke to you?

  • @luissorte6353
    @luissorte6353 Před 4 lety +2172

    It tastes better than it looks, now just imagine...
    P. S. I'm Portuguese

    • @nawal10
      @nawal10 Před 4 lety +9

      Luís Sorte describe the taste

    • @He2riKeZ
      @He2riKeZ Před 4 lety +68

      @@nawal10 Eatable Heaven. :D

    • @mostimasikangminggat1500
      @mostimasikangminggat1500 Před 4 lety +1

      Now I really want to taste one

    • @internetexplorer2498
      @internetexplorer2498 Před 4 lety +72

      @@nawal10 you can't describe, it's such a explosion of flavors on your mouth, the dish on the video it's looks like it's good, but it's even better than what you can Imagine, It's like if a Pizza and a Hamburguer had a Baby, it is forbidden to visit Porto and not try the Francesinha and you can't imagine how good the fries are with the sauce, to be honest, the North of Portugal food is so Good that i don't even know how people would rather 10$ on Mc Donalds than on this amazing dish...Curious fact: Porto city also has the most Beautiful Mc Donald's in the world, The "Mc Donalds dos Aliados" :)

    • @internetexplorer2498
      @internetexplorer2498 Před 4 lety +6

      @@mostimasikangminggat1500 You like Pizza right? You won't want a Pizza anymore after trying this

  • @Swissangler
    @Swissangler Před 4 lety +1013

    I spent a week in Porto and ate it 6 times.

    • @agthefriend
      @agthefriend Před 4 lety +21

      TheDiscoaddict nice

    • @linoramalho2291
      @linoramalho2291 Před 4 lety +16

      TheDiscoaddict how could you not

    • @eclipsesolar8345
      @eclipsesolar8345 Před 4 lety +35

      You did good, my son. You did good ! :)

    • @linoramalho2291
      @linoramalho2291 Před 4 lety +30

      Marius Periwinkle he ate it 6 times in a week. What do you think?

    • @SpicySoulX
      @SpicySoulX Před 4 lety +19

      @Marius Periwinkle the sauce might look weird, but tastes delicious, you should definitely try it

  • @PERUN021
    @PERUN021 Před 3 lety +142

    Last spring I've visited few cities in Portugal and I've try francesinha in Aveiro and Porto it was so delicous. And for Portugal I can say only great people, great food and great country. Can't wait to travel there again. Greetings from Split (Croatia).

    • @PVit
      @PVit Před 3 lety +2

      Well I'm from Porto (tripeiro) and you to live in a beautifull city. Been there some 6 years ago.

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      Do you like Portuguese food more than Croatian food?

    • @cmarq817
      @cmarq817 Před 2 lety

      😀

  • @jackchaddusthundercock5150
    @jackchaddusthundercock5150 Před 3 lety +88

    Portugal is such a lovely country. Whenever I got some spare money and vacations are around the corner I'll always go there. Scenery is amazing, cities, the people are so lovely and the food is top notch. One of the best countries in Europe. Greetints from Italy! :)

    • @junejune9619
      @junejune9619 Před 3 lety

      I'm hoping to visit one day soon. Where should I go in Portugal?

    • @jackchaddusthundercock5150
      @jackchaddusthundercock5150 Před 3 lety +5

      @@junejune9619 I'd recommend Porto, Faro and Lisbon. Although all of Portugal is fantastic. But these 3 cities is where I've been the most.

    • @kriscosta8761
      @kriscosta8761 Před 3 lety +1

      Grazie mille 🙏🏻🇵🇹

    • @PVit
      @PVit Před 3 lety +1

      @@junejune9619 From North to South - Viana do Castelo, Braga, Guimarães, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Lisboa & Sintra, Beaches of Alentejo and beaches from Algarve. The cities are very near one from the others.

    • @marliem5639
      @marliem5639 Před 3 lety +1

      And here I am, in Portugal, hoping to be able to visit Italy! :)

  • @FLN62
    @FLN62 Před 4 lety +345

    I love the Portuguese. Greetings from Greece
    🇬🇷❤️🇵🇹

    • @MsTerri74
      @MsTerri74 Před 4 lety +14

      Olá Greece. Greetings from 🇵🇹

    • @MiraNightCore
      @MiraNightCore Před 4 lety

      @Rejean Nowlan I'm his girlfriend

    • @itzlims6151
      @itzlims6151 Před 4 lety +2

      Euro 2004 btw😁

    • @bconni2
      @bconni2 Před 3 lety

      @Gabriel Afonso Portugal isn't on the Mediterranean..

    • @Thomas_1143
      @Thomas_1143 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bconni2 yes but the people and the climate are mediterranean

  • @Erik_Emer
    @Erik_Emer Před 4 lety +337

    If I've learned anything last year when going to Portugal, is that Portuguese food culture is about eating.

    • @MsTerri74
      @MsTerri74 Před 4 lety +28

      Yup, eating and good wine. Yet, when comparing to other countries like UK and USA we are no where close to the obese epidemic plaguing these countries.

    • @monascott1581
      @monascott1581 Před 4 lety +7

      @@MsTerri74 you keep saying that congratulations

    • @MrDamo34
      @MrDamo34 Před 4 lety +40

      Could you give us any examples of food cultures that aren’t about eating? Just curious!

    • @Krohmel
      @Krohmel Před 4 lety +4

      Portuguese food really sucks. So bland. So boring. Always fries. Probably one of the worst cuisines.

    • @MrDamo34
      @MrDamo34 Před 4 lety +18

      Krohmel Piri-Piri chicken is hardly bland. If you only go to tourist areas I guess you could come away with your view. The custard tarts aren’t bad either.

  • @maksud_v5326
    @maksud_v5326 Před 2 lety +14

    Love to Portugal from Azerbaijan 🇵🇹❤️🇦🇿

  • @rafaelpereira9859
    @rafaelpereira9859 Před 3 lety +891

    "tomato sauce." this kills me. its beer sauce dude. please.

    • @tiago4668
      @tiago4668 Před 3 lety +24

      Errados não tão, realmente é um molho de tomate

    • @12345678939218
      @12345678939218 Před 3 lety +5

      Yes. But also have tomato souce in it. We know

    • @nightcoremaniac4534
      @nightcoremaniac4534 Před 3 lety +2

      Ha! You dont know that it has tomato sauce? Pffttt

    • @ZecaPinto1
      @ZecaPinto1 Před 3 lety +6

      Nem de tomate nem de cerveja. O molho da francesinha é muito mais característico

    • @emulatorgaminguk2751
      @emulatorgaminguk2751 Před 3 lety +1

      “Beer sauce” 😂😂😂

  • @anilsire2041
    @anilsire2041 Před 4 lety +111

    I’m Turkish and I love Portuguese food so much... perfect type of food for me .. Obrigado

    • @luismarques9280
      @luismarques9280 Před 4 lety +2

      Me too bit I'm Portuguese...

    • @anilsire2041
      @anilsire2041 Před 4 lety +4

      luis marques ok.....

    • @bconni2
      @bconni2 Před 3 lety +2

      Portuguese food is amazing..and so is Turkish food

    • @chourineur9250
      @chourineur9250 Před 3 lety

      Y'a quand même un peu trop de cochon dans leur Francesinha , ami turc... c'est ton président qui va pas être content.

    • @juliomonteiro3
      @juliomonteiro3 Před 3 lety

      I'm Portuguese and I love Turkish food!!

  • @Joseph6798-t6p
    @Joseph6798-t6p Před 4 lety +1314

    How many calories is tha-
    "Yes"

    • @FranciscoSantos-sf7bv
      @FranciscoSantos-sf7bv Před 4 lety +24

      "yes" is saying too little

    • @pierrelemagnifique205
      @pierrelemagnifique205 Před 4 lety +5

      恺晴Myuca so much that you wanna oof off the roof afterwards

    • @river7591
      @river7591 Před 4 lety

      Its more than yes

    • @sinkmagg0t
      @sinkmagg0t Před 4 lety +43

      Hmm.. at worst it's about:
      2 Large bread slices 170 cal
      1 Fresh sausage 220 cal
      Ham slice 40 cal
      Mozarella slice x5 400 cal
      Steak (2.5-3 oz) 260 cal
      Fried egg 100 cal
      Tomato sauce? (Doesn't look very dense) 100 cal
      Small- Medium portion fried potatoes 300 cal
      About 1300-1500 calories.... (●-●)
      (Keep in mind this is at worst. It is definetely over 1000. How much is umclear though) :/

    • @renatosilva5304
      @renatosilva5304 Před 4 lety +7

      If you must ask, you can't have it!

  • @jeonhb02
    @jeonhb02 Před 4 lety +602

    "We never calculated the calories, but Porto is not a flat city"
    By 'flat', I thought he was talking about the bellies of the people...

    • @DavideMGomez
      @DavideMGomez Před 4 lety +12

      On God I thought that too

    • @MrG100000008
      @MrG100000008 Před 3 lety +4

      Me too.... lol it is all part of tha law of gravity... 😆

    • @phobiuspt
      @phobiuspt Před 3 lety +18

      Unsurprisingly enough Portugal has a very high obesity rate as well 😂

    • @cisium1184
      @cisium1184 Před 3 lety +10

      Flat city no. Fat city yes.

    • @andrecosta8679
      @andrecosta8679 Před 3 lety +18

      @@phobiuspt Well, the obesity in Portugal is very recent (last 25 years), when the fast food companies come to the country and young people stay 10 hours playing videogames. Is not guilty of the francesinha or other tipical Portuguese dish!

  • @mariovesligaj4008
    @mariovesligaj4008 Před 3 lety +30

    2004 during the European Football Championship in Portugal, we ate a hill of little Frenchesina plates while we were in Porto 3 days between matches. Thanx from Zagreb, Croatia for realy nice time back then!

  • @friedrichnietzsche2557
    @friedrichnietzsche2557 Před 4 lety +536

    Sandwich : how much sauce you want?
    Portugal : sim

  • @FingeringThings
    @FingeringThings Před 4 lety +2523

    Diet:*exists*
    Portugal: I’m about to end this whole mans career

  • @reneerornellas1885
    @reneerornellas1885 Před 3 lety +30

    I love the Portuguese language..my late father spoke it often with his siblings. music to my ears...very romantic tone 🤩🤩🤩miss u daddy

  • @Colapso
    @Colapso Před 3 lety +34

    I am from Braga, a city next to Porto. We have a lot of places here that do the "francesinha" and the sauce is what i like to call, the soul of the francesinha because every different restaraunt/cafe has a different recipe. I like mine a little more spicier. this ones sauce looks too yellowish for me. But when you find the right place for you, there is no other food that will make you more happy than this one.

    • @st4rpt_603
      @st4rpt_603 Před 3 lety

      Para mim não importa se mais puxada ao picante ou não, o pior molho de francesinha que já experimentei na vida foi um que era super aguado, horrível.

    • @Gilgamesh_King_Of_Uruk
      @Gilgamesh_King_Of_Uruk Před 3 lety +1

      True, the best francesinha sauce should be a bit dense, not puke-color yellow water. It always feels like you're eating soggy food if it's like that, specially the fries

    • @torrenterdude4409
      @torrenterdude4409 Před 2 lety

      Verdade, parece cada vez mais difícil achar um molho que arranque lágrimas e desentupa os seios nasais, como gosto...

    • @Bernapika15s
      @Bernapika15s Před 2 lety

      @@torrenterdude4409 Casa D.Amélia na Madalena. Come uma dupla com o molho picante. Espetáculo, digo eu!

  • @andrebraga930
    @andrebraga930 Před 4 lety +360

    As a Portuguese man myself i can wholeheartedly say that I also have no clue how many calories it has

    • @MauriceTarantulas
      @MauriceTarantulas Před 4 lety +9

      And should you care?

    • @sajiloto
      @sajiloto Před 4 lety +3

      @Arachnophilia yes

    • @MauriceTarantulas
      @MauriceTarantulas Před 4 lety +9

      @@sajiloto Why? If you eat that every day its your own funeral but once in a while who the xxxx cares.
      So no I never look at the calories.

    • @sajiloto
      @sajiloto Před 4 lety +7

      @@MauriceTarantulas for the people who do care about the calories. You can do whatever the hell you want, but for many of the population, they care what they are putting in their mouths.

    • @pedroj3432
      @pedroj3432 Před 4 lety +3

      @@sajiloto the people who care about what they eat dont just look at calories.
      But if you dont know and you MUST know the calories, then dont eat it...

  • @ZN6Ian
    @ZN6Ian Před 4 lety +35

    My grandma lives in Porto. Every year my Mom and I go visit her. I go to Portugal to visit my family, and friends. Porto is not only a special place in my heart because of family, but because of the beauty that the city truly is, and the culture that is in it. If anyone reading this EVER has a chance to go, do it, you will definitely not regret it!

  • @andrewgrant6516
    @andrewgrant6516 Před 3 lety +68

    We wanted it to be family friendly, so we removed the spiciness and added several types of booze.

    • @johnny_eth
      @johnny_eth Před 2 lety +1

      The sauce is cooked so the alcohol evaporates

    • @isaaclopes2831
      @isaaclopes2831 Před 2 lety +1

      It's actually wrong to call it a tomato sauce. It's a beer sauce. The booze has always been the essence of the sauce. And as the other guys said, the alcohol is cooked off.

  • @tysonl79
    @tysonl79 Před 3 lety +16

    I'm pretty sure I ate at least one of these a day after I discovered them when I was in Portugal. My favorite was Capa Negra's Francesinha.

  • @justgame5508
    @justgame5508 Před 4 lety +130

    “How many calories”
    “We never dared calculate it”
    “Fair enough”

  • @CasshernSinz1613
    @CasshernSinz1613 Před 4 lety +1057

    You can't just out 'Murica us like that.

    • @gamingsfinest1
      @gamingsfinest1 Před 4 lety +47

      There should be awards for CZcams comments like this

    • @Pyreleaf
      @Pyreleaf Před 4 lety +30

      Casshern if you think that's bad, Scotland has deep-fried pizza.

    • @Woozlewuzzleable
      @Woozlewuzzleable Před 4 lety +11

      @@Pyreleaf Or Canadas Poutine.

    • @Pyreleaf
      @Pyreleaf Před 4 lety +17

      Woozlewuzzleable or Brazil’s feijoada. It’s a black bean stew with like half a dozen different meats in it.

    • @unlimited971
      @unlimited971 Před 4 lety +4

      The us don t have the monopole in calorific food just of people too lazy and self centered to take care of themself

  • @pablo_jgb7330
    @pablo_jgb7330 Před 3 lety +6

    I have eat this 3 times, each time I've had stomachache, and I would do it again

  • @marianapassos1715
    @marianapassos1715 Před 3 lety +14

    Speaking as a local, Santiago is definetly NOT the locals' favorite to eat a francesinha. If you ask most people in the city they will name a lot of different places, and Santiago is hardly ever mentioned. That restaurant has become mostly directed to serving tourists, but any person who has only ever eaten a francesinha from Santiago hasn't really tasted a true francesinha.
    a little side note: they mention that they took out the spiciness of the sauce which is basically killing the dish; a good francesinha has to have a little bit of spice in it, otherwise might as well be simply called a wet sandwich

    • @TheNewbiedrummer
      @TheNewbiedrummer Před 3 lety

      Estes gajos do Santiago são o McDonald's das francesinhas. Não me venham cá com fitas.

    • @AIKnowYou
      @AIKnowYou Před 3 lety

      "Wet Sandwich" yes, tell me more plz

  • @yamabushi170
    @yamabushi170 Před 4 lety +307

    Scotland : now let's batter and fry it!

  • @MoxieBeast
    @MoxieBeast Před 4 lety +73

    didn't know about this before this video! can't wait to visit some day and try it :D

    • @mcmoyes04
      @mcmoyes04 Před 3 lety +3

      I’m Portuguese and my dad is from Porto (where they were made) and I love them 😍

    • @pedrosardinha3711
      @pedrosardinha3711 Před 3 lety +1

      Even if you cant come here bc of covid, you can always make it at home. I make my francesinhas at home way more often than I eat them at restaurants, it's really not hard at all. :)

  • @HolyReality891
    @HolyReality891 Před 3 lety +14

    3:50. This mans business model is on point. 😂

  • @frankwu4747
    @frankwu4747 Před 3 lety +7

    I can feel my heart pounding just watching this!

  • @MM-hi
    @MM-hi Před 4 lety +356

    "What would you like sir"
    "I'll take the heart attack please"

    • @defunctaccount9803
      @defunctaccount9803 Před 4 lety +6

      And this, along with the high rate of elderly people, is why my country has a bunch of deaths

    • @gus..611
      @gus..611 Před 4 lety +2

      M.M 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @MauriceTarantulas
      @MauriceTarantulas Před 4 lety +12

      Eh you dont have it every night!?! This is like a once a week treat. (Or id say once a month).

    • @Izmoa
      @Izmoa Před 4 lety +2

      @Rick Vis you need some commas, ur text gave me a head injury.

    • @shadez123
      @shadez123 Před 3 lety +1

      You're not supposed to eat this frequently, but that's not going to stop people

  • @davepatois297
    @davepatois297 Před 4 lety +83

    When i went to porto, i went in this guys restaurant to try francesinha and damn that was good.

    • @ZecaPinto1
      @ZecaPinto1 Před 4 lety +1

      You sure paid a tourist price for that meal. Most iconic restaurants have two diferent menus, for current costumers and for tourists. Guess wich menu has the bigger prices on everything.

    • @davepatois297
      @davepatois297 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ZecaPinto1 lol maybe. Most restaurants were actually way cheaper than the ones in my home country. I don't remember well cause it's been a few years but i think it was around 10/15€ per person.

    • @ZecaPinto1
      @ZecaPinto1 Před 4 lety

      @@davepatois297 on some places you can still eat it for 6.50 to 8 euro. Thats why I said you paid a tourist price for it

    • @davepatois297
      @davepatois297 Před 4 lety

      @@ZecaPinto1 yes, i remember eating some for 7€, not at this restaurant tho

    • @livingthedream8539
      @livingthedream8539 Před 3 lety +13

      @Dave Patois Don’t fall for that sh*** of different prices. Any cafe and restaurant in Portugal have to show the price in the menu by law. I went to this place many times and as a Portuguese I would pay exactly the same that you.

  • @alfaceortodoxo
    @alfaceortodoxo Před 3 lety +39

    This made me recall simpler times where we could walk into a restaurant without fearing death...

    • @mladizivko
      @mladizivko Před 3 lety +4

      Those of us who are still normal and aren't brainwashed do not live in a constant state of utter dread

    • @indranilbose9454
      @indranilbose9454 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mladizivko ikr.

    • @hwt-ka-pth
      @hwt-ka-pth Před 3 lety

      @@mladizivko Agree. What virus?

    • @brokenrecord3523
      @brokenrecord3523 Před 3 lety +3

      @@mladizivko Look around. If you aren't in a state of utter dread, you must be brainwashed. Denial is nice, but it is not reality.

    • @Nahgi
      @Nahgi Před 3 lety +1

      @@brokenrecord3523 finally, a functioning brain

  • @__alves_
    @__alves_ Před 2 lety +6

    Orgulho em Portugal 🇵🇹💚

  • @millenialfragrancenerd94
    @millenialfragrancenerd94 Před 4 lety +466

    God: "How many calories?"
    Portugal: "YES!"

    • @34cvc
      @34cvc Před 4 lety +12

      People worry too much about those things nowadays. Just eat one from time to time and you'll be alright...

    • @millenialfragrancenerd94
      @millenialfragrancenerd94 Před 4 lety

      @@34cvc I fail to realize how any of the BTW valid points you made is answering anything in my comment. Would you, please, enlighten me?

    • @shan4289
      @shan4289 Před 4 lety

      @@34cvc you will get clogged arteries from eating this

    • @dumbidiot973
      @dumbidiot973 Před 4 lety +10

      Shan ._. lmao no you won’t, do you not understand what moderation and self control is? Eating unhealthy foods once in awhile isn’t going to (clog your arteries), eating unhealthy food all the time will, you’re typing in English so I’m gonna assume you are American, it’s pretty funny how you people are ALWAYS concerned about how many calories are in foods yet live in the most overweight country on planet earth

    • @telemachin
      @telemachin Před 4 lety +3

      European don't really cares about calories.
      And portuguese have really good food.
      They know their fish.

  • @utchertcho
    @utchertcho Před 4 lety +55

    Por isso eu amo Portugal. Orgulho de fazer parte desse país. This food called 'francesinha'

  • @torradablindada
    @torradablindada Před 4 lety +400

    Portugal CARALHO ❤️🇵🇹

    • @luisventura6708
      @luisventura6708 Před 4 lety +4

      @Carlos Silva Dá like ou roubo-te o teu ouro

    • @nunoa.9314
      @nunoa.9314 Před 4 lety

      Caralho

    • @lucajustice7759
      @lucajustice7759 Před 4 lety +13

      @Carlos Silva nós te ensinamos a falar, o ouro tá pago.

    • @seapotato1381
      @seapotato1381 Před 3 lety +4

      @Carlos Silva queres dizer o NOSSO ouro que foi encontrado pelos portugueses

    • @Dragonfury3000
      @Dragonfury3000 Před 3 lety +4

      @Carlos Silva O ouro fica aqui fode te. Portugal caralho!!!

  • @anathefox5012
    @anathefox5012 Před 3 lety

    Yesss finally someone gives value to one of our best foods!!!! 🇵🇹💖💖

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes
    @Passionforfoodrecipes Před 4 lety +44

    Oh my goodness, I need this immediately!

  • @alansmith888
    @alansmith888 Před 4 lety +51

    Anybody worried about biting into that toothpick?! heheh
    It looks lovely though. Truely something unique to Portugal.

    • @zukkagaming462
      @zukkagaming462 Před 4 lety +3

      alansmith888 the toothpick is to hold all the meat inside
      so it doesn't fall apart when cutting

    • @MaSsiVeGaming1
      @MaSsiVeGaming1 Před 4 lety +1

      It's used to contain all the layers whilst cutting.

    • @Gilgamesh_King_Of_Uruk
      @Gilgamesh_King_Of_Uruk Před 4 lety

      If you want to try make it at home just use a bit of shredded mozarella in between any layer and it will hold shape when cutting.

  • @fly4561
    @fly4561 Před 2 lety +2

    I went on a two month holiday to beautiful city of Porto and ate Francesinha once a week. It was hard to not eat it more often but I also enjoyed trying other local Portuguese foods

  • @sniffrat3646
    @sniffrat3646 Před 2 lety +1

    There's a little Portuguese cafe about 2mins from my house here in England. I can confirm that the Francesinha is delicious and very filling. Love and respect to Portugal

  • @Kuya_Ryan_Kaliwaters
    @Kuya_Ryan_Kaliwaters Před 4 lety +4

    I'll definitely try this when I visit Portugal

  • @ILLRICARDO
    @ILLRICARDO Před 4 lety +4

    I've been there, good is really good, and the staff were super helpful.

  • @fxb3805
    @fxb3805 Před 3 lety

    Thank you Food Insider! Portugal!!!

  • @benjespina
    @benjespina Před 2 lety +2

    Currently in Porto. Tried this twice. The potency of the sauce makes a big difference. :) the portions out here are HUGE.

  • @RockstarEater
    @RockstarEater Před 4 lety +89

    3:49: How many calories does it have?
    No one:
    ME: Are you going to eat that?

    • @gracecityla1550
      @gracecityla1550 Před 4 lety

      I will take the leftovers! I follow your stuff. Keep up the work!

  • @borami22
    @borami22 Před 4 lety +3

    It’s so gooood. Portugal is so underrated.

  • @kevcoverssolos
    @kevcoverssolos Před 2 lety

    I love these sandwiches so much. Hoping to go back to Porto for another one

  • @yannickdrmda5295
    @yannickdrmda5295 Před 3 lety +41

    Imagine saying things like "it's the best little French lady in town" "man, I ate this little French lady" "this little French lady is hot and juicy" in your language.

    • @ruimigs5560
      @ruimigs5560 Před 3 lety +5

      its not as weird as you think, but yeah in that perspective kinda XD

    • @shadez123
      @shadez123 Před 3 lety +16

      It's not actually transalted as "little french lady". The "little french" would be more accurate. The "lady" part comes from the fact that all of our nouns are gendered, and this one is gendered female. Yes "french lady" is also a translation of "francesinha" but that's not realky the logic they were using. It's hard to explain unless you're familiar with the language

    • @pedrosardinha3711
      @pedrosardinha3711 Před 3 lety +7

      As a portuguese I must say that... Yup that's preety much how things work around here XD. Even we make that kind of joke way too many times

    • @anthonysantos6301
      @anthonysantos6301 Před 2 lety +3

      How about: this little french lady has 2 saussages inside

    • @ranjanbiswas3233
      @ranjanbiswas3233 Před 2 lety +1

      @@anthonysantos6301 OH NO

  • @atlutd_kyle
    @atlutd_kyle Před 3 lety +22

    I had one in Portugal and it was absolutely the best thing I’ve ever had

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      What did it taste like?

    • @joaomatos8905
      @joaomatos8905 Před 3 lety

      @@AzureKite191 its a mixture of flavors, you can’t tell specifically how it tastes but it is very good trust me.

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      @@joaomatos8905 Is it the best tasting dish in Portugal?

    • @joaomatos8905
      @joaomatos8905 Před 3 lety

      @@AzureKite191 Portugal has a lot of traditional foods but francesinha, for me, it’s one of the best

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      @@joaomatos8905 Do all people in Portugal eat Francesinha?

  • @mjcapo1
    @mjcapo1 Před 4 lety +693

    This thing seems like something americans would make lol

    • @Dakidpepe
      @Dakidpepe Před 4 lety +40

      Yeah if you're high af

    • @claraabreu7178
      @claraabreu7178 Před 4 lety +3

      Lolllsllss this isn't even the sandwhich from protugal - the typical one is different!

    • @kingcatmushroom530
      @kingcatmushroom530 Před 4 lety +7

      @@claraabreu7178 Which is the typical one? Prego no pão, bifana or other one?

    • @alf8652
      @alf8652 Před 4 lety +2

      My sentiments the same, it's so unappetising!

    • @papanurgle8393
      @papanurgle8393 Před 4 lety +15

      Nah‚ it ain't fried.

  • @luizoswaldoguimaraesnegrao3807

    Meu Deus!! Como vivo no Brasil, vou ter que fazer em casa!!! 😍😍😍

  • @raymondjr.1080
    @raymondjr.1080 Před 3 lety

    Looks amazing!! Can't wait to try it

  • @Shoppingandcutestuff
    @Shoppingandcutestuff Před 4 lety +4

    Omg now this is my kind of meal 🥘 😋❤️

  • @carlod803
    @carlod803 Před 4 lety +11

    Why am I watching this at 3:44 AM? Now I'm damn hungry.

  • @carinosalatiel3691
    @carinosalatiel3691 Před 3 lety +1

    We love "Francesinha"!
    Regards from Portugal!!

  • @enid2798
    @enid2798 Před 3 lety

    i wish i can visit Portugal and eat this sandwich within my lifetime. such a beautiful place! ♥️

  • @Xenofilmsproductions
    @Xenofilmsproductions Před 4 lety +58

    Why?
    Why did I miss this opportunity!?
    Most of my family is in Portugal

    • @internetexplorer2498
      @internetexplorer2498 Před 4 lety +4

      I guess they're not from the North of Portugal because it's almost impossible to find a Restaurant without this Dish

    • @ZecaPinto1
      @ZecaPinto1 Před 4 lety +10

      Então volta para cá carago! Tamos a precisar de pessoal pa repovoar o país.

    • @adrianasilvavalente
      @adrianasilvavalente Před 4 lety +3

      @@ZecaPinto1 GRANDE CLÁUDIO É ASSIM MESMO

    • @boringimage.206
      @boringimage.206 Před 3 lety

      F in the chat

  • @angelfueyo95
    @angelfueyo95 Před 3 lety +4

    I try it when i was in oporto, i love it a lot, i also like a lot the ways to prepare codfish and "tripa modo do porto", forsa portugal from asturias

  • @joaosousa6348
    @joaosousa6348 Před 3 lety

    Eating one now as i m watching this, just divine!

  • @_koschwarz
    @_koschwarz Před 4 lety +2

    When i was in Porto i ate francesinha multiple times, it was so good, cheap and satisfying.

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      What does the Francesinha taste like?

  • @MawenMendoza
    @MawenMendoza Před 4 lety +81

    Haven’t had these 🤤 looks yummmmyyy

    • @imgengababy
      @imgengababy Před 4 lety +12

      @potlovingchef14 damn that was lowkey smooth

    • @kledhs2890
      @kledhs2890 Před 4 lety +4

      @potlovingchef14 damnnnn smooth

    • @thescreamingbanana4791
      @thescreamingbanana4791 Před 4 lety

      @potlovingchef14 FBI, OPEN UP.

    • @Hema115
      @Hema115 Před 4 lety

      @potlovingchef14 daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

    • @the_greatest_unicorn
      @the_greatest_unicorn Před 4 lety

      On a side note they are the best. Just watch out for what restaurants you'll go for because some recipes are better than others.

  • @HandledToaster2
    @HandledToaster2 Před 3 lety +10

    "Porto is not a flat city"
    LMAO he just told them to walk their ass around

  • @jadesmith6823
    @jadesmith6823 Před 3 lety

    That looks so comforting and yummy 😳🤤😳🤤

  • @cinedelasestrellas
    @cinedelasestrellas Před 2 lety +1

    This reminds me a little of something I had in Kentucky once called a “Hot Brown,” which is a basically a open turkey sandwich covered in Mornay sauce with bacon on top. It’s also something meant to be eaten with utensils.

  • @youravaragetoxicmasculinem9508

    The opening was like Avatar the last airbenders intro i really expected her to say, ''Long ago these 6 ingredients lived in harmony.''

  • @mediawatcher9225
    @mediawatcher9225 Před 4 lety +28

    Screw my diet, I’m eating this!

    • @cycarocy
      @cycarocy Před 4 lety +2

      Mediawatcher that's what I like to hear

    • @nunoaugusto20
      @nunoaugusto20 Před 4 lety

      @@cycarocy indeed!

    • @pheurangtchi9754
      @pheurangtchi9754 Před 4 lety

      Make it yourself.
      Instead of the bread use "cloud bread".
      And skip the fries.
      You won't get fat.

  • @sixpotshot
    @sixpotshot Před 2 lety

    A Portuguese Legend, de morrer e chorar por mais!

  • @rondee
    @rondee Před 3 lety

    I've had it while I stayed in Porto. It's really yummy.

  • @later2058
    @later2058 Před 4 lety +9

    Ham, cheese, steak, egg??? Of course it would be delicious!

  • @beatricebeathyraneniute2298

    OMG! That's it! I'm off to Portugal just to eat this food! Bye!!!

  • @notadestinygun6556
    @notadestinygun6556 Před 2 lety +2

    Man, I really miss Portugal.

  • @christopherstrong880
    @christopherstrong880 Před 3 lety

    Looking yum if haven’t eaten for a while!

  • @abuhuraira3685
    @abuhuraira3685 Před 4 lety +162

    I believe in better tomatoes cause some days are just Sauces

  • @ivosilva2796
    @ivosilva2796 Před 4 lety +23

    THANK GOD, You did a video on my favourite dish the FRANCESINHA

    • @seapotato1381
      @seapotato1381 Před 4 lety +1

      Finalmente um portugues

    • @Seoyeonrestaurant
      @Seoyeonrestaurant Před 4 lety

      Ivo Silva
      It looks really good. I think it's almost all good with cheese🤗

    • @ivosilva2796
      @ivosilva2796 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Seoyeonrestaurant you barely taste the cheese, the sauce and the meats overpower it :)

    • @Seoyeonrestaurant
      @Seoyeonrestaurant Před 4 lety

      Ivo Silva 🤗

  • @RJMacReady1
    @RJMacReady1 Před 3 lety

    Had a francesinha when I was in porto couple of years back. Did honestly not expect to like it as much as I did. It was really delicious

  • @mikehunyady9076
    @mikehunyady9076 Před 2 lety +1

    This looks fire i wanna try it

  • @Cascalhas
    @Cascalhas Před 4 lety +8

    So, for everyone wondering how many calories does the francesinha have ... it have between 1250 and 1400 kcal. But every single bite is worth it 🇵🇹

    • @tiago4668
      @tiago4668 Před 3 lety

      @KaraKeero ive never seen 3 slices of cheese being 400 cals, you must be american for sure

  • @marwaahmed6484
    @marwaahmed6484 Před 4 lety +3

    this looks good this looks really good i must try this someday 😋😋 have a nice day or night in all over world 😊😊

  • @nevenasterikova3335
    @nevenasterikova3335 Před 3 lety

    Good. Now I want to try it.

  • @AlexModeling
    @AlexModeling Před 3 lety

    The restaurant i go to eat Francesinha... Great people, great food, great City!

  • @jasonsweeney890
    @jasonsweeney890 Před 4 lety +3

    this is something that should be in america right now

  • @BT-kc3ee
    @BT-kc3ee Před 4 lety +3

    Tried one of these when working in Lisbon, it was the best sandwich ive ever eaten.

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      What was the flavor like?

    • @BT-kc3ee
      @BT-kc3ee Před 3 lety

      @@AzureKite191 the sauce is spicey. The sandwich filling is deliciously meaty

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      @@BT-kc3ee Where are you from?

    • @BT-kc3ee
      @BT-kc3ee Před 3 lety

      @@AzureKite191 Belfast

    • @AzureKite191
      @AzureKite191 Před 3 lety

      @@BT-kc3ee So does this sandwich taste better than the food in Northern Ireland ? Be honest

  • @jjaronske6445
    @jjaronske6445 Před 4 lety

    Springfield Illinois, USA has a similar dish from the same time era.
    I'll try this one, it looks GREAT.

  • @pedrogiloliveira7413
    @pedrogiloliveira7413 Před 4 lety +1

    I'm from portugal and It's só good the francesinha

  • @fernandanascimento455
    @fernandanascimento455 Před 3 lety +5

    Gostaria muito de provar.😋👍🍺🇧🇷😍👏

  • @J.ONE2004
    @J.ONE2004 Před 3 lety +65

    imagina seres o esturbilho que vai comer uma francesinha, que obviamente tá cheia de molho, á mão

    • @thyunderworldproductions9313
      @thyunderworldproductions9313 Před 3 lety +8

      Somente um idiota faria isso xD.
      Isso seria Murcão next level 😂

    • @semnome6059
      @semnome6059 Před 3 lety +2

      Português de portugal é tão formal mds ekbdisnfosf

    • @marihell4296
      @marihell4296 Před 3 lety +1

      @@semnome6059 né, além de que uns não usam vírgula, e outros misturam inglês do nada no texto.

    • @danielbotelho7854
      @danielbotelho7854 Před 3 lety +1

      Eu pagava pra ver xd

    • @liquidsnake6879
      @liquidsnake6879 Před 3 lety +1

      Se conheceres algum estrangeiro de certeza que os consegues convencer a fazer isso lol

  • @Rod180798
    @Rod180798 Před rokem

    Every time I visit Porto cafe Santiago is a must stop by for a beer and a Francesinha

  • @donnagotcher743
    @donnagotcher743 Před 2 lety

    Thank you 4sharing

  • @MarlonLopez11
    @MarlonLopez11 Před 4 lety +10

    First time hearing about this; I must have it.

    • @luismarques9280
      @luismarques9280 Před 4 lety

      1000 times i'm hearing this....need to have one....again ;)

  • @RichieC75
    @RichieC75 Před 4 lety +39

    Heart attack: *doesn’t exit*
    Portugal: I’m about to start this man’s whole career

    • @astridhuxham6068
      @astridhuxham6068 Před 4 lety

      Lol saturated fat has never been proven to cause heart attacks

    • @chrisc7265
      @chrisc7265 Před 4 lety

      @@astridhuxham6068 the Francesinha always gets away clean

  • @RickyBobby42069
    @RickyBobby42069 Před 3 lety

    Absolute unit of a sandwich

  • @EduardoFeitosa.
    @EduardoFeitosa. Před 3 lety

    Quando eu for a Portugal, com certeza será um dos meus primeiros pratos.