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Applewood Smoked Ham at Lucia's Craft Sandwich

Ham, Jam (jelly, preserves), Aioli, Lettuce on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 55, solid. At Lucia's Craft Sandwich, Crockett.

A sandwich at Lucia's Craft Sandwich, a sandwich shop in Crockett, California.

Hoagie RollLettuceAioliJam (jelly, preserv…HamHoagie Roll
55
Sandwich Score
out of 100 · solid

Solid, with one move worth +9.

Uncharted, five of six roles, few layers have a partner.

Holding the summit: a finished composition

Balance
83
Harmony
65
Contrast
87
Structure
78
Focus
90
Composition
39
Quality
100
Envelope
92

More sweet than 90% of the catalog.

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; Jam (jelly, preserves); Aioli; Lettuce.

Balance

salt1.4 · 67thacid0.8 · 60thfat2.1 · 47thsweet1.5 · 90thumami1.4 · 44thheat0.0bitter0.1 · 43rd
Flavor axes
AxisValueCatalog percentile
salt1.467th
acid0.860th
fat2.147th
sweet1.590th
umami1.444th
heat0.0n/a
bitter0.143rd

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

LayerRoleFlavor and texturePoints
hoagie roll (inferred from the kind of place)breadsoft crustythe frame
Hamproteinsalt 4 umami 4 fat 3 soft silky tender+10
Jam (jelly, preserves)saucesweet 5 acid 2 smooth+1
Aiolisaucefat 5 creamy silky saucy−2
Lettucetexturecrunchy juicy fresh+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.

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