A sandwich at Picnic, a deli in Albany, California.
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
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
| 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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