A sandwich at Ashby Eatery, a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid. Small moves left on the board.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
More sweet 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.
rustic baguette, toasted: fresh salami; prosciutto (high tier); smoked turkey; sauteed onions; melted brie cheese; sliced green apples; mixed greens; spicy boysenberry jam.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.8 | 82nd |
| acid | 0.6 | 52nd |
| fat | 2.2 | 53rd |
| sweet | 1.1 | 90th |
| umami | 2.3 | 85th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.1 | 55th |
84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rustic baguettescored as Baguette | bread | crispy soft flaky | the frame |
| fresh salamiscored as Salami | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 4 chewy silky | −2 |
| prosciutto (high tier) | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 silky chewy tender | −2 |
| smoked turkeyscored as Turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | −2 |
| sauteed onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky | +1 |
| melted brie cheesescored as Brie | protein | fat 5 umami 3 salt 2 creamy soft melty | +3 |
| sliced green applesscored as Apple | garnish | sweet 3 acid 2 crunchy juicy fresh | 0 |
| mixed greensscored as Lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +1 |
| spicy boysenberry jamscored as Jam (jelly, preserves) | sauce | sweet 5 acid 2 smooth | +2 |
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 + Brie: soft brie gives lean turkey its fat
- Caramelized Onion + Brie: sweet allium under a soft rind
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