A sandwich at Cozzy Market & Deli, a deli in Cotati, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +16.
Uncharted, five 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 kind of place), served cold: ham; provolone; arugula; red onion; olive tapenade; mayo.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.8 | 81st |
| acid | 0.5 | 50th |
| fat | 2.5 | 63rd |
| sweet | 0.3 | 44th |
| umami | 1.8 | 64th |
| heat | 0.1 | 49th |
| bitter | 0.5 | 89th |
83 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 kind of place) | bread | soft crusty | the frame |
| ham | protein | salt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender | +1 |
| provolone | protein | fat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty | +2 |
| arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | −1 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +3 |
| olive tapenadescored as Olives (olive salad, tapenade) | texture | salt 4 fat 3 bitter 2 chewy brined | 0 |
| mayoscored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +4 |
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
- Onion + Olives (olive salad, tapenade): brine and raw bite, the antipasto pair
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