A sandwich at Mercado 925, a taqueria in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +24.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a 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.
telera (inferred from the name), toasted: steak; caramelized onions; oaxacan refried beans; jalapeño; jack cheese.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 61st |
| acid | 0.2 | 32nd |
| fat | 1.9 | 41st |
| sweet | 0.6 | 72nd |
| umami | 1.8 | 66th |
| heat | 0.3 | 74th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 67th |
75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| telera (inferred from the name) | bread | soft | the frame |
| steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +4 |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky | +2 |
| oaxacan refried beansscored as Refried Beans | bulk | salt 2 creamy soft | +1 |
| jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw | +6 |
| jack cheesescored as Monterey Jack | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 soft creamy melty | 0 |
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 + Caramelized Onion: sweet onion jam on seared beef
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