A sandwich at Picnic, a deli in Albany, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +12.
Uncharted, four of six roles, half the layers have no partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
acme kaiser roll, toasted: fried chicken; cole slaw; honey dijon (low tier); parsley aioli.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.1 | 57th |
| acid | 1.0 | 70th |
| fat | 2.0 | 43rd |
| sweet | 0.8 | 85th |
| umami | 1.2 | 38th |
| heat | 0.2 | 70th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| acme kaiser rollscored as Kaiser Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| fried chickenscored as Chicken | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender | +14 |
| cole slawscored as Coleslaw | bulk | acid 2 fat 2 crunchy creamy dressed | +8 |
| honey dijon (low tier)scored as Honey Mustard | sauce | sweet 3 salt 2 acid 2 saucy smooth | +4 |
| parsley aioliscored as Aioli | sauce | fat 5 creamy silky saucy | +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
- Chicken + Coleslaw: cold crunch against crisp fried chicken
- Chicken + Honey Mustard: honey mustard is chicken's dipping sauce
- Chicken + Aioli: garlic aioli on mild chicken
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