A sandwich at Souvenir Coffee Co., a cafe in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · rough
Rough, with one move worth +12.
Uncharted, three 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.
bagel, served cold: roasted tomato tapenade; cream cheese; avocado; arugula; meyer lemon vinaigrette.
Much of this build is inferred from the name; the score is a reading, and it stays out of Souvenir Coffee Co.'s typical score.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Roasted Tomato Tapenade.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.3 | 14th |
| acid | 0.3 | 37th |
| fat | 2.6 | 67th |
| sweet | 0.0 | n/a |
| umami | 0.6 | 18th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.4 | 84th |
54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bagel | bread | soft chewy | the frame |
| roasted tomato tapenade | not scored | ||
| cream cheese | fat | fat 4 creamy silky smooth | +6 |
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | −3 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | 0 |
| meyer lemon vinaigrette | not scored |
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
- Bagel + Cream Cheese: the schmear: cream cheese on a boiled crust
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