A sandwich at Helacio's Deli & Cafe, a deli in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +31.
A breakfast sandwich with layers outside the form; three of six roles.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
−5 a wet layer on soft bread
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: Turkey; Bacon; Egg; Cheddar Cheese; Butter.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 71st |
| acid | 0.2 | 30th |
| fat | 3.1 | 82nd |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 2.0 | 74th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | protein | umami 2 soft juicy tender | −19 |
| Bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | +7 |
| Egg | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | +4 |
| Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | +3 |
| Butter | fat | fat 5 creamy silky | −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.
Pairings
- Turkey + Bacon: lean bird borrows the pig's smoke
- Bacon + Egg: the breakfast contract: smoke and yolk
- Bacon + Cheddar Cheese: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law
- Egg + Cheddar Cheese: cheddar melts into soft egg, diner law
How to raise it
- Clear the board: a wet layer on soft bread (-5).
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