A sandwich at Helacio's Deli & Cafe, a deli in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +18.
Uncharted, five of six roles, half the layers have no 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.
bread not stated, served cold: Egg; Avocado; Spinach; Tomato; Cucumber; Butter.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.3 | 11th |
| acid | 0.2 | 30th |
| fat | 2.4 | 60th |
| sweet | 0.1 | 21st |
| umami | 1.0 | 28th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.1 | 52nd |
58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | +7 |
| Avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | +5 |
| Spinach | bulk | soft fresh leafy | +6 |
| Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +6 |
| Cucumber | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +4 |
| Butter | fat | fat 5 creamy silky | −2 |
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
- Egg + Avocado: avocado toast law: green fat under soft egg
- Egg + Spinach: florentine logic: spinach folded into egg
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