A burger at Marvin's of Cotati, a restaurant in Cotati, California.
out of 100 · solid
Solid, with one move worth +23.
Uncharted, four of six roles, few layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: balance 0.80 or better
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.
burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich), toasted: char-broiled burger; melted cheese; 2 eggs; bacon; jalapeños.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 1.6 | 74th |
| acid | 0.3 | 35th |
| fat | 3.0 | 80th |
| sweet | 0.2 | 28th |
| umami | 2.3 | 85th |
| heat | 0.3 | 71st |
| bitter | 0.1 | 39th |
76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| burger bun (inferred from the kind of sandwich) | bread | sweet 2 soft springy | the frame |
| char-broiled burgerscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | −2 |
| melted cheesescored as Cheese (generic) | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 creamy soft gooey | −6 |
| 2 eggsscored as Egg | protein | fat 3 umami 2 soft creamy springy | 0 |
| bacon | protein | fat 4 salt 3 umami 3 crispy chewy | −5 |
| jalapeñosscored as Jalapeño | texture | heat 4 crunchy fresh raw | +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
- Egg + Bacon: the breakfast contract: smoke and yolk
- Bacon + Jalapeño: jalapeno popper logic: green heat and smoke
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