A sandwich at Sprankles Deli, a deli in Benicia, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +18.
A veggie panini with layers outside the form; six of six roles.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−4 pressed the fresh layers flat
More heat than 90% of the catalog.
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: roast beef; mozzarella; mayo; pickled jalapenos; bell pepper; red onions.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 42nd |
| acid | 1.2 | 76th |
| fat | 2.0 | 43rd |
| sweet | 0.2 | 30th |
| umami | 1.0 | 28th |
| heat | 0.6 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 38th |
87 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 |
| roast beefscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +3 |
| mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | +2 |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | −9 |
| pickled jalapenosscored as Pickled Jalapeño | acid | acid 4 heat 3 pickled wet | +9 |
| bell pepper | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +8 |
| red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +10 |
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 + Pickled Jalapeño: pickle brine against rich beef
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
- Bell Pepper + Onion: peppers and onions, the griddle pair
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.12 short).
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