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# Torta De Jamon at Tacubaya
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-tacubaya-torta-de-jamon/
- Published: 2026-10-06T23:13:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:13:28.000Z
- Description: Organic black beans, ham, cheese, grilled rajas, onions, fried egg on Telera Roll. Sandwich Score 55, solid. At Tacubaya, Berkeley.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: USA, California, #shop-sandwich, #auto-imported

A sandwich at [Tacubaya](https://onesandwich.com/berkeley-tacubaya/), a torteria in Berkeley, California.

Bread (generic)EggOnionCheese (generic)HamBeansBread (generic)

**55**

Sandwich Score  
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +14.

Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.

**Holding the summit:** a finished composition

Balance

73

Harmony

74

Contrast

75

Structure

88

Focus

100

Composition

37

Quality

100

Envelope

100

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 (inferred from the name)**, toasted: organic black beans; ham; cheese; grilled rajas; onions; fried egg.

Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Rajas (roasted poblano strips).

## Balance

salt1.7 · 80thacid0.3 · 36thfat2.4 · 60thsweet0.4 · 46thumami2.2 · 84thheat0.1 · 50thbitter0.1 · 40th

__Flavor axes__
| Axis   | Value | Catalog percentile |
| ------ | ----- | ------------------ |
| salt   | 1.7   | 80th               |
| acid   | 0.3   | 36th               |
| fat    | 2.4   | 60th               |
| sweet  | 0.4   | 46th               |
| umami  | 2.2   | 84th               |
| heat   | 0.1   | 50th               |
| bitter | 0.1   | 40th               |

**75** 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 (inferred from the name)    | bread   | soft                                   | the frame  |
| organic black beansscored as Beans | bulk    | soft creamy                            | **−1**     |
| ham                                | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | **+1**     |
| cheesescored as Cheese (generic)   | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | **+3**     |
| grilled rajas                      |         |                                        | not scored |
| onionsscored as Onion              | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh            | **+6**     |
| fried eggscored as Egg             | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy      | **−1**     |

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.

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Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The score is the site's opinion of the recipe as listed, not a review of the shop; tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.