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Caesar's Glory Sandwich at Miss Tomato Sandwiches

Chicken breast, provolone cheese, pepperoncini, parmesan cheese, caesar dressing, red onion on unstated bread. Sandwich Score 61, solid. At Miss Tomato Sandwiches, Daly City.

A sandwich at Miss Tomato Sandwiches, a sandwich shop in Daly City, California.

Hoagie RollOnionCaesar DressingParmesanPepperonciniProvoloneChickenHoagie Roll
61
Sandwich Score
out of 100 · solid

Solid. Small moves left on the board.

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

Holding the summit: a finished composition

Balance
97
Harmony
79
Contrast
96
Structure
100
Focus
90
Composition
40
Quality
100
Envelope
100

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: chicken breast; provolone cheese; pepperoncini; parmesan cheese; caesar dressing (low tier); red onion.

Balance

salt2.1 · 89thacid1.1 · 73rdfat2.0 · 45thsweet0.1 · 19thumami2.3 · 85thheat0.2 · 69thbitter0.1 · 37th
Flavor axes
AxisValueCatalog percentile
salt2.189th
acid1.173rd
fat2.045th
sweet0.119th
umami2.385th
heat0.269th
bitter0.137th

97 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
chicken breastscored as Chickenproteinumami 3 fat 2 juicy chewy tender0
provolone cheesescored as Provoloneproteinfat 3 umami 3 salt 2 soft melty+1
pepperonciniacidacid 4 salt 2 pickled crunchy wet+5
parmesan cheesescored as Parmesanproteinsalt 4 umami 4 fat 3 powdery melty0
caesar dressing (low tier)saucefat 4 salt 3 umami 3 acid 2 creamy saucy+4
red onionscored as Oniontexturesweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh+1

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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