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# Cold Cuts at Mango & Mint
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/alameda-mango-and-mint-cold-cuts/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:06:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:41:14.000Z
- Description: Pork roll, ham, headcheese, pate, housemade mayo, cucumber, cilantro, soy sauce, jalapeno, pickled carrot and daikon on toasted vietnamese baguette. Sandwich Score 65, very good. 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.

Bánh Mì Baguette (r…Đồ Chua (pickled da…JalapeñoMaggi Seasoning Sau…CilantroCucumberMayonnaisePâté (pork liver)Thịt Nguội (head ch…HamChả Lụa (Vietnamese…Bánh Mì Baguette (r…

**65**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · very good

Very good, with one move worth +12.

A banh mi with layers outside the form; six of six roles.

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

Balance

98

Harmony

100

Contrast

100

Structure

89

Focus

46

Composition

84

Quality

67

Envelope

98

More salt than 90% of the catalog.

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: pork roll (low tier); ham; headcheese; pate; housemade mayo (house-made); cucumber; cilantro; soy sauce; jalapeno; pickled carrot and daikon.

Worth a look: house-made: Mayonnaise.

## Balance

salt2.4 · 90thacid0.9 · 67thfat2.2 · 50thsweet0.5 · 65thumami2.5 · 90thheat0.1 · 61stbitter0.2 · 70th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 2.4   | 90th               |
| acid   | 0.9   | 67th               |
| fat    | 2.2   | 50th               |
| sweet  | 0.5   | 65th               |
| umami  | 2.5   | 90th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 61st               |
| bitter | 0.2   | 70th               |

**98** 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 |
| pork roll (low tier)scored as Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll)             | protein  | umami 4 salt 3 fat 2 springy soft tender  | **−12**   |
| ham                                                                      | protein  | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender    | **−2**    |
| headcheesescored as Thịt Nguội (head cheese)                             | protein  | fat 4 umami 4 salt 3 silky chewy tender   | **−7**    |
| patescored as Pâté (pork liver)                                          | protein  | fat 5 umami 4 salt 3 creamy silky         | **−9**    |
| housemade mayo (house-made)scored as Mayonnaise                          | sauce    | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy                 | **−9**    |
| cucumber                                                                 | bulk     | crunchy juicy fresh                       | **−4**    |
| cilantro                                                                 | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal                | **−3**    |
| soy saucescored as Maggi Seasoning Sauce                                 | sauce    | salt 5 umami 5 saucy wet                  | **−9**    |
| jalapenoscored as Jalapeño                                               | texture  | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw                  | **−3**    |
| pickled carrot and daikonscored as Đồ Chua (pickled daikon + carrot)     | acid     | acid 5 salt 2 sweet 2 crunchy pickled wet | **−3**    |

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

- **Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll) + Ham**: the cubano's double pork, cured over roasted
- **Chả Lụa (Vietnamese pork roll) + Đồ Chua (pickled daikon + carrot)**: rich pork wants the pickle's sharp edge
- **Ham + Đồ Chua (pickled daikon + carrot)**: the cubano lesson: brine cuts cured pork
- **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

Commodity lead (chả lụa): nothing on the board changes that, and 90 is closed.

[All the sandwiches at Mango & Mint](https://onesandwich.com/alameda-mango-and-mint/) · [The menu this was read from](https://www.mangoandmint.com/s/mangopapermenuyellow.pdf?ref=onesandwich.com) · [Build your own in the Sandwich Builder](https://onesandwich.com/builder/)

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.