A sandwich at Sprankles Deli, a deli in Benicia, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +16.
Uncharted, three of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−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.
sourdough or dutch crunch, served cold: roast beef; au jus; sauteed mushrooms; caramelized onions; mozzarella.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.3 | 66th |
| acid | 0.1 | 28th |
| fat | 2.0 | 45th |
| sweet | 0.6 | 72nd |
| umami | 2.3 | 86th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.1 | 57th |
70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourdough or dutch crunch | bread | soft | the frame |
| roast beefscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +3 |
| au jus | sauce | umami 4 salt 3 saucy wet | +1 |
| sauteed mushrooms | not scored | ||
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky | +2 |
| mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | −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
- Beef + Caramelized Onion: sweet onion jam on seared beef
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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