A sandwich at E-Z Stop Deli, a deli in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +19.
Reads as a fully realized french dip, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−8 heat past the catalog
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
More heat 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.
bread not stated, served cold: roast beef; swiss cheese; bell peppers; horseradish.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 53rd |
| acid | 0.5 | 45th |
| fat | 1.7 | 33rd |
| sweet | 0.1 | 23rd |
| umami | 1.5 | 50th |
| heat | 0.9 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 67th |
80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| roast beefscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +27 |
| swiss cheese | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +13 |
| bell peppersscored as Bell Pepper | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +16 |
| horseradish | sauce | heat 4 acid 2 creamy saucy | +13 |
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 + Swiss Cheese: roast beef and swiss, the deli melt
- Beef + Horseradish: hot horseradish cuts rich roast beef
How to raise it
- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).
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