A sandwich at Headlands Brewing Berkeley, a restaurant in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +30.
A veggie panini with layers outside the form; two of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition, a third role on the board (an acid, a sauce, an aroma or a crunch)
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.
pantofolina roll, toasted: balsamic-marinated portobello mushroom; roasted red pepper; caramelized onion; mixed greens; vegan spread (low tier).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.7 | 34th |
| acid | 0.9 | 68th |
| fat | 1.8 | 35th |
| sweet | 1.1 | 90th |
| umami | 1.4 | 46th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.2 | 62nd |
79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pantofolina rollscored as Ciabatta | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| balsamic-marinated portobello mushroomscored as Mushroom | bulk | umami 2 soft springy juicy | +1 |
| roasted red pepper | bulk | sweet 2 soft silky wet | 0 |
| caramelized onion | bulk | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky | −1 |
| mixed greens | not scored | ||
| vegan spread (low tier)scored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +5 |
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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