A sandwich at Tacubaya, a torteria in Berkeley, California.
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
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
| 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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