Mediterranean Restaurants in Alfandega Da Fe, PT

“During your stay in Portugal, but more particularly in the north of the country and in Porto, you will not be able to escape the "Francesinha", a typical dish originating from this city but which you will not fail to appreciate like us in the heights of northeastern Portugal on the Spanish border in the douro national parkThe Francesinha is, in fact, a sandwich made up of two slices of toasted bread between which we insert a beef steak, smoked sausage, chorizo, ham and slices of cheese. Recipes vary and alongside the traditional Francesinha topped with a fried egg, we found at the #OBairral restaurant in Alfondega da Fé a seafood versionThe sandwich is then covered on all sides with slices of cheese and put in the oven until the cheese begins to melt. What differentiates it is naturally the sauce that accompanies it based on tomato, beer and chilli.As for the origin, it is obviously controversial. Some attribute it to Napoleonic troops when they invaded northern Portugal, others to a Portuguese emigrant who, back in Porto, adapted the French "croque-monsieur" to Portuguese tastes.“