A sandwich at Domenico's Italian Deli, a deli in Alameda, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +10.
Uncharted, six of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
hoagie roll (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one), served cold: Beef; Carrot; Onion; Celery; Garlic; Any cheese; Au Jus; Giardiniera.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Domenico's Italian Deli's typical score.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 73rd |
| acid | 0.9 | 67th |
| fat | 1.4 | 22nd |
| sweet | 0.2 | 28th |
| umami | 1.8 | 65th |
| heat | 0.3 | 74th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 49th |
100 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoagie roll (the menu offers a choice of bread; scored on this one) | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +4 |
| Carrot | texture | crunchy fresh raw | −2 |
| Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −1 |
| Celery | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | −2 |
| Garlic | aromatic | soft | −1 |
| Any cheesescored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | 0 |
| Au Jus | sauce | umami 4 salt 3 saucy wet | 0 |
| Giardiniera | acid | acid 4 salt 2 pickled crunchy wet | +7 |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
Pairings
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Beef + Giardiniera: chicago law: hot pickled crunch on beef
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