A burger at Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen, a deli in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +19.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
−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.
acme bun, toasted: grass fed beef patty; harissa; zhoug; coleslaw.
Worth a look: rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Harissa; ingredient not in the pantry: Zhoug.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.3 | 65th |
| acid | 0.7 | 58th |
| fat | 1.9 | 38th |
| sweet | 0.5 | 66th |
| umami | 1.3 | 41st |
| heat | 1.2 | 90th |
| bitter | 0.0 | n/a |
90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| acme bunscored as Burger Bun | bread | sweet 2 soft springy | the frame |
| grass fed beef pattyscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +8 |
| harissa | sauce | heat 4 salt 2 smooth | −10 |
| zhoug | not scored | ||
| coleslaw | bulk | acid 2 fat 2 crunchy creamy dressed | +7 |
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.
How to raise it
- Clear the board: heat past the catalog (-8).
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