A sandwich at Helacio's Deli & Cafe, a deli in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +11.
A veggie panini with layers outside the form; six of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 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.
bagel, served cold: hummus; cream cheese; cucumber; tomatoes; bell peppers; red onions; avocado.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.4 | 19th |
| acid | 0.4 | 43rd |
| fat | 2.1 | 46th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 44th |
| umami | 0.8 | 23rd |
| heat | 0.1 | 48th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 38th |
64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bagel | bread | soft chewy | the frame |
| hummus | sauce | fat 3 creamy | +1 |
| cream cheese | fat | fat 4 creamy silky smooth | +15 |
| cucumber | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +10 |
| tomatoesscored as Tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +7 |
| bell peppersscored as Bell Pepper | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +7 |
| red onionsscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +6 |
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −1 |
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
- Bagel + Cream Cheese: the schmear: cream cheese on a boiled crust
- Hummus + Cucumber: cool crunch over nutty hummus
- Cream Cheese + Cucumber: tea sandwich core: cool on cool
- Bell Pepper + Onion: peppers and onions, the griddle pair
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: balance 0.80 or better (0.16 short).
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