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# Mortadella Sandwich at Adega Azul
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-adega-azul-mortadella-sandwich/
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:16:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T10:27:53.000Z
- Description: Mortadella, mozzarella cheese, arugula, mayo on french roll. Sandwich Score 51, solid. At Adega Azul, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Adega Azul](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-adega-azul/), a corner store in Berkeley, California.

Hoagie RollMayonnaiseArugulaMozzarellaMortadellaHoagie Roll

**51**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +15.

Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

54

Harmony

70

Contrast

88

Structure

89

Focus

100

Composition

34

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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.

**french roll**, served cold: mortadella (high tier); mozzarella cheese; arugula; mayo.

## Balance

salt1.2 · 62ndacid0.5 · 45thfat2.9 · 76thsweet0.0umami1.2 · 38thheat0.0bitter0.3 · 76th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.2   | 62nd               |
| acid   | 0.5   | 45th               |
| fat    | 2.9   | 76th               |
| sweet  | 0.0   | n/a                |
| umami  | 1.2   | 38th               |
| heat   | 0.0   | n/a                |
| bitter | 0.3   | 76th               |

**74** 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    |
| ------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------- | --------- |
| french rollscored as Hoagie Roll      | bread   | soft crusty                            | the frame |
| mortadella (high tier)                | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft silky tender | **−2**    |
| mozzarella cheesescored as Mozzarella | protein | fat 3 soft springy melty               | **0**     |
| arugula                               | bulk    | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender            | **+7**    |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise              | sauce   | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy              | **+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.

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Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The score is the site's opinion of the recipe as listed, not a review of the shop; tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.