A sandwich at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · outstanding
Outstanding, and the road to 90 is open.
A falafel pita with layers outside the form; six of six roles, most layers have a partner.
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 pita, served cold: housemade falafel (house-made); lettuce; tomato; cucumber; avocado; feta; tahini sauce.
Worth a look: house-made: Falafel.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.1 | 58th |
| acid | 0.5 | 49th |
| fat | 2.4 | 61st |
| sweet | 0.1 | 20th |
| umami | 1.2 | 38th |
| heat | 0.2 | 65th |
| bitter | 0.4 | 83rd |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| whole wheat pitascored as Pita | bread | soft chewy | the frame |
| housemade falafel (house-made)scored as Falafel | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 crunchy crispy fried | +1 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +5 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +12 |
| cucumber | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +4 |
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −4 |
| feta | protein | salt 4 fat 3 acid 2 umami 2 creamy soft | +9 |
| tahini saucescored as Tahini | sauce | fat 4 bitter 2 creamy silky saucy | +18 |
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
- Falafel + Tahini: tahini is falafel's stated sauce
- Cucumber + Feta: salty brined cheese, cool water crunch
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