A sandwich at Waterfront Deli - Alameda, a deli in Alameda, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding. Small moves left on the board.
A chopped italian with layers outside the form; six of six roles.
−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: ham; salami; garlic spread; provolone; mayonnaise; dijon mustard; tomato; red onion; lettuce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.0 | 87th |
| acid | 0.9 | 65th |
| fat | 2.2 | 52nd |
| sweet | 0.3 | 43rd |
| umami | 2.2 | 82nd |
| heat | 0.4 | 79th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 68th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| choice of bread | bread | soft | the frame |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | +11 |
| salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | +16 |
| garlic spreadscored as Garlic | aromatic | soft | −3 |
| provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +6 |
| mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | −1 |
| dijon mustardscored as Mustard | sauce | acid 3 salt 2 heat 2 saucy smooth | +9 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +13 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +12 |
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
- Ham + Salami: salami and ham, the deli's double cure
- Ham + Mustard: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- Salami + Provolone: italian sub spine: salami and provolone
- Salami + Mustard: hot mustard against fatty salami
- Mayonnaise + Tomato: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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