Layered and assembled like an elaborate sandwich, the francesinha has been called many things by foreign food and travel writers over the years, from “gut bomb” (Rick Steves) to “gut buster ...

To find a francesinha I prowled Ribeira ... I could distinguish each meat and the Portuguese cheese separated the sandwich from anything I’ve choked down in late-night diners in Kansas.

When it goes on top of the sandwich, it melts the cheese, and the sauce on the bottom soaks the bread. You have to eat this with a fork and knife." For the uninitiated, the francesinha might seem ...

Ham, cheese, mortadella, sausage, steak, egg. All smothered in a tangy tomato sauce. This is the Francesinha. And walk into any restaurant or café in Porto, Portugal, and you're likely to see it ...

Porto is a colorful coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its port wine production and bridges; but locals say the francesinha sandwich shouldn’t be missed on a visit. Born in Porto ...

this is a sandwich you have to eat with a knife and fork -- and they can make a francesinha embarrassing to eat. (If you can’t manage to cut a string with the side of your fork, the best thing ...

and the decadent Portuguese francesinha sandwich, which is served in a tomato-and-beer sauce. Unlike its Parisian predecessor ...