A hot dog at Barneys Gourmet Hamburgers (Solano), a sandwich shop in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +14.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: harmony 0.78 or better
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.
choice of bread, toasted: kosher beef hot dog (low tier); sautéed zucchini; carrots; red bell pepper; jerk seasoning.
Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Jerk Seasoning.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.7 | 78th |
| acid | 0.0 | n/a |
| fat | 1.7 | 31st |
| sweet | 0.8 | 83rd |
| umami | 1.3 | 39th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| choice of bread | bread | soft | the frame |
| kosher beef hot dog (low tier)scored as Hot Dog | protein | salt 4 fat 4 umami 3 springy juicy tender | +6 |
| sautéed zucchini | not scored | ||
| carrotsscored as Carrot | texture | crunchy fresh raw | +1 |
| red bell pepperscored as Bell Pepper | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +1 |
| jerk seasoning | 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.
How to raise it
Commodity lead (hot dog): nothing on the board changes that, and 90 is closed.
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