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# BBQ Pork (Char Siu) at Mango & Mint
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/alameda-mango-and-mint-bbq-pork-char-siu/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:06:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:41:16.000Z
- Description: Bbq pork (char siu), pate, housemade mayo, cucumber, cilantro, soy sauce, jalapeno, pickled carrot and daikon on toasted vietnamese baguette. Sandwich Score 84, excellent. At Mango & Mint, Alameda.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Mango & Mint](https://onesandwich.com/alameda-mango-and-mint/), a bánh mì shop in Alameda, California.

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**84**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · excellent

Excellent. Small moves left on the board.

Reads as a fully realized banh mi, six of six roles on the board.

**Holding the summit:** a focused, restrained build

Balance

99

Harmony

99

Contrast

100

Structure

100

Focus

70

Composition

98

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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.

**toasted vietnamese baguette**, toasted: bbq pork (char siu) (high tier); pate; housemade mayo (house-made); cucumber; cilantro; soy sauce; jalapeno; pickled carrot and daikon.

Worth a look: house-made: Mayonnaise.

## Balance

salt1.9 · 84thacid1.4 · 86thfat1.7 · 32ndsweet0.4 · 57thumami1.7 · 60thheat0.2 · 68thbitter0.4 · 83rd

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.9   | 84th               |
| acid   | 1.4   | 86th               |
| fat    | 1.7   | 32nd               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 57th               |
| umami  | 1.7   | 60th               |
| heat   | 0.2   | 68th               |
| bitter | 0.4   | 83rd               |

**99** 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     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| toasted vietnamese baguettescored as Bánh Mì Baguette (rice-flour blend) | bread    | crispy soft flaky                         | the frame  |
| bbq pork (char siu) (high tier)                                          |          |                                           | not scored |
| patescored as Pâté (pork liver)                                          | protein  | fat 5 umami 4 salt 3 creamy silky         | **+12**    |
| housemade mayo (house-made)scored as Mayonnaise                          | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy                 | **−5**     |
| cucumber                                                                 | bulk     | crunchy juicy fresh                       | **0**      |
| cilantro                                                                 | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal                | **+1**     |
| soy saucescored as Maggi Seasoning Sauce                                 | sauce    | salt 5 umami 5 saucy wet                  | **−3**     |
| jalapenoscored as Jalapeño                                               | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw                  | **0**      |
| pickled carrot and daikonscored as Đồ Chua (pickled daikon + carrot)     | acid     | acid 5 salt 2 sweet 2 crunchy pickled wet | **+2**     |

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

- **Pâté (pork liver) + Đồ Chua (pickled daikon + carrot)**: banh mi law: pickled crunch on rich pate
- **Cilantro + Jalapeño**: banh mi brightwork: green heat and herb

## How to raise it

- Between you and 90: a focused, restrained build (0.05 short).

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Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The score is the site's opinion of the recipe as listed, not a review of the shop; tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.