Francesinha poveira
Francesinha poveira, or simply francesinha, is a fast food from Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. It resembles a hot dog only in shape, but the sandwish is made up with linguiça (somewhat similar to a sausage), fiambre (a kind of ham), cheese and mustard in Pão Cacete or Pão de Francesinha, a bread that could be described as midway between a baguette and a hot dog bun.[1]
History
Francesinha poveira is a variety of francesinha that appeared in 1962 in café Guarda-Sol in Passeio Alegre beach square in Póvoa de Varzim. Opened since june 1922, Guarda-Sol is the oldest café-bar of Póvoa , and also the first beach bar in Portugal.
Francesinha poveira is based in the one from Porto. As a curiosity, the Portuan variety was created by Povoan Daniel Silva. The Povoan variety appeared from the manager need, Alberto Moreira, to have a new distinct product, and for that, he went to Lisbon, to find the right person for the job, and hired António Carriço, originally from Fundão.[2]
References
- ^ As francesinhas à moda da Póvoa- Diário de Notícias
- ^ História da Francesinha - CMPV
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