A sandwich at Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers (Shattuck), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +9.
Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
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.
whole wheat bun, toasted: Salmon; Mayonnaise; Ginger; Cucumber; Avocado.
Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Ginger.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.4 | 19th |
| acid | 0.5 | 48th |
| fat | 2.6 | 68th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 18th |
| umami | 1.1 | 33rd |
| heat | 0.2 | 65th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 65th |
64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| whole wheat bunscored as Whole Wheat Bread | bread | soft | the frame |
| Salmon | protein | fat 3 umami 3 soft flaky tender | +3 |
| Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +5 |
| Ginger | aromatic | heat 2 soft | +1 |
| Cucumber | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +2 |
| Avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −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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