A sandwich at Montecristo Taqueria, a taqueria in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +17.
Reads as a torta sandwich, six 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.
telera roll, toasted: carne asada; refried black or refried pinto bean spread; crema; lettuce; grilled onion; jalapeño; tomato.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.9 | 51st |
| acid | 1.0 | 70th |
| fat | 1.8 | 37th |
| sweet | 0.6 | 74th |
| umami | 1.1 | 35th |
| heat | 0.4 | 78th |
| bitter | 0.2 | 66th |
95 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 roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| carne asadascored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +10 |
| refried black or refried pinto bean spreadscored as Refried Beans | bulk | salt 2 creamy soft | +5 |
| cremascored as Sour Cream | sauce | fat 4 acid 3 creamy smooth saucy | +2 |
| lettuce | texture | crunchy juicy fresh | +6 |
| grilled onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +6 |
| jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw | −2 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +6 |
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 + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
How to raise it
- Between you and 90: a finished composition (0.18 short).
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