A sandwich at Waterfront Deli - Alameda, a deli in Alameda, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +12.
Uncharted, six of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: a focused, restrained build
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
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.
choice of bread, served cold: swiss; cheddar; provolone; pepper jack; american cheese (low tier); mayonnaise; dijon mustard; tomato; red onion; lettuce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.8 | 83rd |
| acid | 0.8 | 63rd |
| fat | 2.6 | 68th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 35th |
| umami | 2.0 | 70th |
| heat | 0.3 | 71st |
| bitter | 0.2 | 62nd |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| choice of bread | bread | soft | the frame |
| swissscored as Swiss Cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | −7 |
| cheddarscored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | 0 |
| provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | −7 |
| pepper jackscored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | −7 |
| american cheese (low tier) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 2 gooey creamy melty | −12 |
| mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | −4 |
| dijon mustardscored as Mustard | sauce | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth | 0 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +3 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | −2 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +1 |
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
- Cheddar Cheese + Monterey Jack: sharp and mild, the taco-shop blend
- Cheddar Cheese + American Cheese: sharp and creamy, the diner melt blend
- Cheddar Cheese + Mustard: ploughman's law: sharp cheese, sharp mustard
- Cheddar Cheese + Tomato: grilled cheese and tomato, the lunch pair
- Cheddar Cheese + Onion: cheddar and onion, the ploughman's pair
- Mayonnaise + Tomato: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
How to raise it
Commodity lead (american cheese): nothing on the board changes that, and 90 is closed.
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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