A sandwich at Souvenir Coffee Co., a cafe in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +27.
An egg and cheese with layers outside the form; four 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.
white bread (inferred from the kind of place), served cold: organic cage-free egg patty; tillamook cheddar (named producer); arugula; meyer lemon vinaigrette; hobb's bacon (named producer).
Worth a look: named producer: Cheddar Cheese; Bacon.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.5 | 71st |
| acid | 0.2 | 33rd |
| fat | 2.7 | 70th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 2.0 | 70th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.3 | 75th |
74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| white bread (inferred from the kind of place) | bread | soft | the frame |
| organic cage-free egg pattyscored as Egg | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | +9 |
| tillamook cheddar (named producer)scored as Cheddar Cheese | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 soft gooey melty | +8 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | −6 |
| meyer lemon vinaigrette | not scored | ||
| hobb's bacon (named producer)scored as Bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | +9 |
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
- Egg + Cheddar Cheese: cheddar melts into soft egg, diner law
- Egg + Bacon: the breakfast contract: smoke and yolk
- Cheddar Cheese + Bacon: bacon cheddar: smoke and sharp, burger law
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