A sandwich at Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen, a deli in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +26.
Leans toward a falafel pita, four of six roles on the board.
Holding the summit: complete structure
−8 heat past the catalog
More heat than 90% of the catalog.
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.
pita, served cold: housemade falafel; pickled cabbage; jerusalem salad; harissa; tahina.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen's typical score.
Worth a look: house-made: Falafel; rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Harissa; ingredient not in the pantry: Pickled Cabbage, Jerusalem Salad.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.2 | 59th |
| acid | 0.3 | 35th |
| fat | 2.3 | 55th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 1.2 | 35th |
| heat | 1.4 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.5 | 90th |
68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pita | bread | soft chewy | the frame |
| housemade falafelscored as Falafel | protein | fat 3 salt 2 umami 2 crunchy crispy fried | +45 |
| pickled cabbage | not scored | ||
| jerusalem salad | not scored | ||
| harissa | sauce | heat 4 salt 2 smooth | −7 |
| tahinascored as Tahini | sauce | fat 4 bitter 2 creamy silky saucy | +12 |
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
- Falafel + Harissa: north african heat on fried chickpea
- Falafel + Tahini: tahini is falafel's stated sauce
How to raise it
- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).
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