A sandwich at Sprankles Deli, a deli in Benicia, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +13.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−4 pressed the fresh layers flat
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, pressed: turkey; bacon; ranch (low tier); bleu cheese; mozzarella; green apple; red onion.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.7 | 78th |
| acid | 0.3 | 38th |
| fat | 2.7 | 71st |
| sweet | 0.2 | 24th |
| umami | 1.8 | 63rd |
| heat | 0.1 | 47th |
| bitter | 0.4 | 85th |
79 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 | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | 0 |
| bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | −1 |
| ranch (low tier)scored as Ranch Dressing | sauce | fat 4 salt 2 creamy saucy | 0 |
| bleu cheesescored as Blue Cheese (gorgonzola) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 bitter 2 creamy soft melty | −2 |
| mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty | −2 |
| green applescored as Apple | garnish | sweet 3 acid 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +2 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +4 |
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
- Turkey + Bacon: lean bird borrows the pig's smoke
- Bacon + Ranch Dressing: bacon ranch, the american fold
How to raise it
- Clear the board: pressed the fresh layers flat (-4).
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