Verso em Pedra's 5kg Mega Francesinha Challenge
Verso em Pedra · Porto, Portugal

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- Price€50
- Weight5kg
- Time limit60 Mins
- LocationPorto, Portugal
Verso em Pedra is a restaurant by the river in Porto, and its challenge is a supersized francesinha, the city's famous meat-stuffed sandwich drowned in a beer and tomato sauce. The Mega version weighs around 5kg, with steaks, burgers, sausages, eggs and cheese layered between six slices of bread. Only a handful of people have ever finished it.
What you'll be eating
A 5kg francesinha with three veal steaks, six burgers, three linguiça, three fresh sausages, six slices of bread, three eggs, cheese, pepperoni and spicy chouriço, with the sauce served separately.
What you win
Finish within an hour and the €50 meal is free, plus €250 cash and your name on the restaurant wall.
Before you go
No help, no breaks and no toilet trips. The sauce is served separately.
Where to find it
Verso em Pedra
Rua da Arménia 12-16, 4050-066 Porto
+351 222 058 009
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