A sandwich at Sprankles Deli, a deli in Benicia, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
Uncharted, six of six roles, most layers have a partner.
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.
soft roll, pressed: ham; bacon; mozzarella; mayo; italian dressing; tomato.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2.0 | 87th |
| acid | 1.1 | 75th |
| fat | 3.2 | 85th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 37th |
| umami | 1.8 | 62nd |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.2 | 58th |
95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| soft rollscored as Hoagie Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | −4 |
| bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | +5 |
| mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | +17 |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +4 |
| italian dressingscored as Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) | sauce | acid 4 fat 4 salt 2 saucy wet | +17 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +30 |
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
- Bacon + Tomato: smoke against sweet acid, the blt core
- Mozzarella + Tomato: caprese core: milky against sweet acid
- Mayonnaise + Tomato: summer tomato sandwich: acid on rich
- Italian Vinaigrette (oil & vinegar) + Tomato: vinaigrette on tomato, salad logic
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