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# Smoked Char Siu Pork Sandwich at Picnic
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/albany-picnic-smoked-char-siu-pork-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:10:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:35:26.000Z
- Description: Pork, Cilantro, Mint, Scallion (green onion, chives), Basil, Aioli on acme ciabatta roll. Sandwich Score 52, solid. At Picnic, Albany.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Picnic](https://onesandwich.com/albany-picnic/), a deli in Albany, California.

CiabattaAioliBasilScallion (green oni…MintCilantroPorkCiabatta

**52**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +11.

Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

59

Harmony

67

Contrast

74

Structure

88

Focus

90

Composition

39

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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 ciabatta roll**, served cold: Pork; Cilantro; Mint; Scallion (green onion, chives); Basil; Aioli.

## Balance

salt0.5 · 21stacid0.2 · 32ndfat2.1 · 49thsweet0.4 · 45thumami1.2 · 38thheat0.1 · 55thbitter0.4 · 85th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 0.5   | 21st               |
| acid   | 0.2   | 32nd               |
| fat    | 2.1   | 49th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 45th               |
| umami  | 1.2   | 38th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 55th               |
| bitter | 0.4   | 85th               |

**59** 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 ciabatta rollscored as Ciabatta | bread    | soft chewy crusty                | the frame |
| Pork                                 | protein  | fat 4 umami 4 juicy chewy tender | **+30**   |
| Cilantro                             | aromatic | bitter 2 soft fresh herbal       | **+1**    |
| Mint                                 | aromatic | fresh herbal soft                | **+1**    |
| Scallion (green onion, chives)       | aromatic | fresh herbal crisp               | **+1**    |
| Basil                                | aromatic | fresh herbal soft                | **0**     |
| Aioli                                | sauce    | fat 5 creamy silky saucy         | **+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.

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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.