A sandwich at Eunice Gourmet Cafe, a cafe in Albany, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +31.
Leans toward a monte cristo, three of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: real textural contrast
−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.
bread not stated, served cold: turkey; ham; honey mustard (low tier); swiss.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.0 | 88th |
| acid | 0.4 | 42nd |
| fat | 1.6 | 29th |
| sweet | 0.8 | 85th |
| umami | 2.3 | 84th |
| heat | 0.2 | 67th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | −5 |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | +6 |
| honey mustard (low tier) | sauce | sweet 3 salt 2 acid 2 saucy smooth | +8 |
| swissscored as Swiss Cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +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
- Turkey + Honey Mustard: honey mustard on lean bird
- Turkey + Swiss Cheese: turkey and swiss, the deli default
- Ham + Honey Mustard: deli constant: hot mustard on cured pork
- Ham + Swiss Cheese: cured pork and nutty swiss, an old alliance
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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