A sandwich at Cafe Napolina, a restaurant in Concord, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +22.
A chicken pesto sandwich with layers outside the form; 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.
hoagie roll (inferred from the name), toasted: grilled chicken; provolone cheese; caramelized onions; bell peppers.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.0 | 52nd |
| acid | 0.2 | 29th |
| fat | 1.7 | 32nd |
| sweet | 0.8 | 84th |
| umami | 2.1 | 80th |
| heat | 0.0 | n/a |
| bitter | 0.2 | 59th |
72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoagie roll (inferred from the name) | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| grilled chickenscored as Chicken | protein | umami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender | −1 |
| provolone cheesescored as Provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +9 |
| caramelized onionsscored as Caramelized Onion | bulk | sweet 4 umami 3 fat 2 soft silky | −5 |
| bell peppersscored as Bell Pepper | bulk | crunchy juicy fresh | +6 |
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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