A sandwich at Adega Azul, a corner store in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +26.
Uncharted, five of six roles, half the layers have no 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.
bread not stated, served cold: steak; ricotta; tomato; onions; romaine lettuce; jalapeño; cilantro garlic sauce.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.6 | 30th |
| acid | 0.4 | 42nd |
| fat | 1.6 | 30th |
| sweet | 0.6 | 72nd |
| umami | 1.4 | 46th |
| heat | 0.4 | 81st |
| bitter | 0.2 | 70th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | −1 |
| ricotta | protein | fat 3 creamy soft | −3 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +8 |
| onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +3 |
| romaine lettucescored as Lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +2 |
| jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw | −2 |
| cilantro garlic sauce | not scored |
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 + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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