A sandwich at Tacubaya, a torteria in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +10.
A torta sandwich with layers outside the form; six 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.
toasted bolillo, toasted: black beans; rajas; onion; tomato; cabbage; aioli; avocado; cheese.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Rajas (roasted poblano strips).
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 54th |
| acid | 0.6 | 53rd |
| fat | 2.6 | 68th |
| sweet | 0.3 | 42nd |
| umami | 1.3 | 41st |
| heat | 0.1 | 48th |
| bitter | 0.1 | 38th |
86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| toasted bolilloscored as Telera Roll | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| black beansscored as Beans | bulk | soft creamy | +2 |
| rajas | not scored | ||
| onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +1 |
| tomato | texture | acid 3 umami 3 sweet 2 juicy soft fresh | +7 |
| cabbage | bulk | crunchy fresh raw | −3 |
| aioli | sauce | fat 5 creamy silky saucy | −2 |
| avocado | fat | fat 4 creamy soft fresh | +1 |
| cheesescored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | +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.
Pairings
- Tomato + Aioli: garlic aioli against sweet acid
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